Method: String#parameterize

Defined in:

lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb

#parameterize(sep = '-') ⇒ Object

Replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL.

Examples

class Person
def to_param
  "#{id}-#{name.parameterize}"
end
end

@person = Person.find(1)
# => #<Person id: 1, name: "Donald E. Knuth">

<%= link_to(@person.name, person_path) %>
# => <a href="/person/1-donald-e-knuth">Donald E. Knuth</a>

# File 'lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb', line 154

def parameterize(sep = '-')
  ActiveSupport::Inflector.parameterize(self, sep)
end