Class: String

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/sinew/core_ext.rb,
lib/sinew/core_ext.rb

Overview

A few core extensions brought over from ActiveSupport. These are handy for parsing.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#blank? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/sinew/core_ext.rb', line 56

def blank?
  !!(self =~ /\A\s*\z/)
end

#first(limit = 1) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/sinew/core_ext.rb', line 17

def first(limit = 1)
  if limit == 0
    ''
  elsif limit >= size
    dup
  else
    self[0..limit - 1]
  end
end

#last(limit = 1) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/sinew/core_ext.rb', line 27

def last(limit = 1)
  if limit == 0
    ''
  elsif limit >= size
    dup
  else
    self[-limit..-1]
  end
end

#squish ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/sinew/core_ext.rb', line 7

def squish
  dup.squish!
end

#squish! ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/sinew/core_ext.rb', line 11

def squish!
  strip!
  gsub!(/\s+/, ' ')
  self
end