Method: String#clean_string

Defined in:
lib/boris/core_ext/string.rb

#clean_string ⇒ String

Cleans self by stripping leading/trailing spaces, any consecutive spaces, and removing any ASCII characters that are sometimes reported by devices. Also removes registered ® characters.

'Microsoft(R) Windows(R)'.clean_string             #=> "Microsoft Windows"
"string with\u00A0 weird character".clean_string  #=> "string with weird character"

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the cleaned up string



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# File 'lib/boris/core_ext/string.rb', line 118

def clean_string
  # remove registered "(R)" and trademark "(tm)" marks

  string = self.gsub(/\(r\)|\(tm\)/i, '')
  string.gsub!(/\s+/, ' ')

  string.encode(Encoding.find('ASCII'), :undef=>:replace, :replace=>'').strip
end