Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/owlscribble.rb

Overview

Extensions to the built-in String class

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#dewikiword ⇒ Object

Returns a copy of the string with spaces inserted in the ‘appropriate’ spots. e.g.

"WikiWord".dewikiword     #->  "Wiki Word"
"OWLScribble".dewikiword  #->  "OWL Scribble"
"ToXML".dewikiword        #->  "To XML"
"KingOfWhales".dewikiword #->  "King of Whales"



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# File 'lib/owlscribble.rb', line 698

def dewikiword
  self.dup.dewikiword!
end

#dewikiword! ⇒ Object

Same as #dewikiword, but modifies the string in place



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# File 'lib/owlscribble.rb', line 703

def dewikiword!
  gsub! /([A-Z][a-z]+)(?=[A-Z])/, '\1 \2'
  gsub! /([A-Z])([A-Z][a-z])/, '\1 \2'
  gsub!( /\b(?:A|Am|An|And|Are|Is|Of|The|With)\b/ ){ |s| s.downcase }
  self
end