Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/bones.rb,
lib/common.rb

Overview

Extending the Ruby standard string class to support some additional methods. This includes a hack of the gsub! command.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#remove_double_commas ⇒ Object

Replace double comma’s in a string with a single comma. This method is useful for function-argument lists.



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# File 'lib/bones.rb', line 20

def remove_double_commas
  return self.gsub!(/(,\s*){2,}/,',')
end

#remove_extra_commas ⇒ Object

Remove a comma before a closing bracket in a string, for example: ‘,)’. This method is useful for function-argument lists.



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# File 'lib/bones.rb', line 27

def remove_extra_commas
  return self.gsub!(/,\s*\)/,')')
end

#remove_extras ⇒ Object

This function repeatedly applies the remove double commas and remove extra commas functions



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# File 'lib/bones.rb', line 33

def remove_extras
  return self.remove_double_commas.remove_extra_commas.remove_double_commas.remove_extra_commas
end