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String#to_id

Convert any (English) text to a programming-language friendly identifier.

class String
  def to_id
    downcase.gsub(/\W+/, ' ').strip.gsub(' ', '_')
  end
 
  def to_id!
    replace to_id
  end
end
to ruby string identifier by canadaduane on Apr 04, 2006 1 Comments
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