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# encoding: utf-8
require 'fedux_org_stdlib/require_files'
require_library %w(active_support/core_ext/string/strip active_support/core_ext/string/inflections)
    
# String
class String
  # Convert string to characters only
  #
  # This will remove accents and umlauts and other special characters
  #
  # @example Simple Example
  #
  # 'ä'.characterize
  # #=> 'a'
  def characterize
    ActiveSupport::Inflector.transliterate(self).parameterize
  end
end

Version data entries

11 entries across 11 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
fedux_org-stdlib-0.11.1	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.11.0	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.9	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.8	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.7	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.6	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.5	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.4	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.3	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.2	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb
fedux_org-stdlib-0.10.1	lib/fedux_org_stdlib/core_ext/string/characterize.rb