class String
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Public Instance Methods
Camelize converts strings to UpperCamelCase
# File lib/string.rb, line 27 def camelize self.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::#{$1.upcase}" }.gsub(/(?:^|_)(.)/) { $1.upcase } end
Create a class name from string
# File lib/string.rb, line 20 def classify self.singularize.camelize end
Convert string to float if string value seems like Float
# File lib/string.rb, line 49 def convert return self.to_f if self.strip =~ /^([\d\.]+$)/ self end
# File lib/string.rb, line 40 def pluralize return self + 'es' if self =~ /ess$/ return self[0, self.length-1] + "ies" if self =~ /ty$/ return self if self =~ /data$/ self + "s" end
Simply converts whitespaces and - symbols to '_' which is safe for Ruby
# File lib/string.rb, line 55 def sanitize self.strip.gsub(/(\W+)/, '_') end
Strip 's' character from end of string
# File lib/string.rb, line 34 def singularize self.gsub(/s$/, '') end