Class: String

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• String

Defined in:

lib/money/core_extensions.rb

Overview

Open String to add new methods.

Instance Method Summary

• #to_currency ⇒ Money::Currency

  Converts the current string into a Currency object.

• #to_money(currency = nil) ⇒ Money

  Parses the current string and converts it to a Money object.

Instance Method Details

#to_currency ⇒ Money::Currency

Converts the current string into a Currency object.

Examples:

"USD".to_currency #=> #<Money::Currency id: usd>

Returns:

• (Money::Currency)

Raises:

• (Money::Currency::UnknownCurrency) —

  If this String reference an unknown currency.

# File 'lib/money/core_extensions.rb', line 59

def to_currency
  Money::Currency.new(self)
end

#to_money(currency = nil) ⇒ Money

Parses the current string and converts it to a Money object. Excess characters will be discarded.

Examples:

'100'.to_money                #=> #<Money @fractional=10000>
'100.37'.to_money             #=> #<Money @fractional=10037>
'100 USD'.to_money            #=> #<Money @fractional=10000, @currency=#<Money::Currency id: usd>>
'USD 100'.to_money            #=> #<Money @fractional=10000, @currency=#<Money::Currency id: usd>>
'$100 USD'.to_money           #=> #<Money @fractional=10000, @currency=#<Money::Currency id: usd>>
'hello 2000 world'.to_money   #=> #<Money @fractional=200000 @currency=#<Money::Currency id: usd>>

Parameters:

• currency (Currency, String, Symbol) (defaults to: nil) —

  The currency to set the resulting Money object to.

Returns:

• (Money)

See Also:

• Money.from_string

# File 'lib/money/core_extensions.rb', line 45

def to_money(currency = nil)
  Money.parse(self, currency)
end