Class: String

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• String

Defined in:

lib/core_ext/string.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

TaliaCore::DataTypes::FileStore::DataPath, TaliaCore::PropertyString

Instance Method Summary

• #no? ⇒ Boolean (also: #false?)

  Like #yes?, just checking for “no” or “false”.

• #to_permalink ⇒ Object

  Transform the current string into a permalink.

• #to_uri ⇒ Object

  Give a URI object created from the current string.

• #yes? ⇒ Boolean (also: #true?)

  Returns true if the string is “yes” or “true”, regardless of capitalization and leading/trailing spaces.

Instance Method Details

#no? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: false?

Like #yes?, just checking for “no” or “false”

Returns:

• (Boolean)

# File 'lib/core_ext/string.rb', line 21

def no?
  me = self.downcase.strip
  me == 'no' || me == 'false'
end

#to_permalink ⇒ Object

Transform the current string into a permalink.

# File 'lib/core_ext/string.rb', line 3

def to_permalink
  self.gsub(/\W+/, ' ').strip.downcase.titleize.gsub(/\ +/, '_')
end

#to_uri ⇒ Object

Give a URI object created from the current string

# File 'lib/core_ext/string.rb', line 8

def to_uri
  N::URI.new(self)
end

#yes? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: true?

Returns true if the string is “yes” or “true”, regardless of capitalization and leading/trailing spaces

Returns:

• (Boolean)

# File 'lib/core_ext/string.rb', line 14

def yes?
  me = self.downcase.strip
  me == 'yes' || me == 'true'
end