Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/googletastic.rb

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Instance Method Details

#parameterize(sep = '-') ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/googletastic.rb', line 43

def parameterize(sep = '-')
  # replace accented chars with ther ascii equivalents
  # parameterized_string = transliterate(string)
  parameterized_string = self.dup
  # Turn unwanted chars into the seperator
  parameterized_string.gsub!(/[^a-z0-9\-_\+]+/i, sep)
  unless sep.blank?
    re_sep = Regexp.escape(sep)
    # No more than one of the separator in a row.
    parameterized_string.gsub!(/#{re_sep}{2,}/, sep)
    # Remove leading/trailing separator.
    parameterized_string.gsub!(/^#{re_sep}|#{re_sep}$/i, '')
  end
  parameterized_string.downcase
end