Module ERB::Util
In: lib/erb.rb

A utility module for conversion routines, often handy in HTML generation.

Methods

h   html_escape   u   url_encode  

Public Instance methods

h(s)

Alias for html_escape

html_escape(s)

A utility method for escaping HTML tag characters in s. 

  require "erb"
  include ERB::Util

  puts html_escape("is a > 0 & a < 10?")

Generates 

  is a &gt; 0 &amp; a &lt; 10?
u(s)

Alias for url_encode

url_encode(s)

A utility method for encoding the String s as a URL. 

  require "erb"
  include ERB::Util

  puts url_encode("Programming Ruby:  The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide")

Generates 

  Programming%20Ruby%3A%20%20The%20Pragmatic%20Programmer%27s%20Guide

[Validate]

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