Class: StringUtility

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• StringUtility

Defined in:

lib/utils.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #initialize ⇒ StringUtility constructor

  Creates a new instance of the StringUtility class.

• #separate_with(string, count = 3, separator = ',') ⇒ String

  Separates the string by another string.

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ StringUtility

Creates a new instance of the StringUtility class

# File 'lib/utils.rb', line 4

def initialize; end

Instance Method Details

#separate_with(string, count = 3, separator = ',') ⇒ String

Separates the string by another string. Useful for converting integers into human-readable numbers.

Parameters:

• string (String) —

  The string to separate.

• count (Int) (defaults to: 3) —

  The number of integers to separate by. Defaults to 3.

• separator (String) (defaults to: ',') —

  The string to use as a separator. Can only be 1 character long. Will use the first character if it is greater than 1 character long. Defaults to a comma.

Returns:

• (String) —

  Formatted version of the provided string.

# File 'lib/utils.rb', line 11

def separate_with(string, count = 3, separator = ',')
  if separator.length > 1
    separator = separator[0]
  end
  string = string.reverse!
  array = string.scan(/.{1,#{count}}/)
  string = array.join(separator)
  string = string.reverse!
  return string
end