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author | Pratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com> | 2008-03-26 12:27:52 +0000 |
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committer | Pratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com> | 2008-03-26 12:27:52 +0000 |
commit | ca9413674ea70dc67ab517734af2e40dac21beef (patch) | |
tree | 86cbf305a2b1b4688a5b6f7cfbce8a9aa505c5f7 /activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb | |
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Improve documentation.
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diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb index 72a93c217f..a009d7c085 100644 --- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb +++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb @@ -5,44 +5,42 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc: module String #:nodoc: # String inflections define new methods on the String class to transform names for different purposes. # For instance, you can figure out the name of a database from the name of a class. - # "ScaleScore".tableize => "scale_scores" + # + # "ScaleScore".tableize # => "scale_scores" module Inflections # Returns the plural form of the word in the string. # - # Examples - # "post".pluralize #=> "posts" - # "octopus".pluralize #=> "octopi" - # "sheep".pluralize #=> "sheep" - # "words".pluralize #=> "words" - # "the blue mailman".pluralize #=> "the blue mailmen" - # "CamelOctopus".pluralize #=> "CamelOctopi" + # "post".pluralize # => "posts" + # "octopus".pluralize # => "octopi" + # "sheep".pluralize # => "sheep" + # "words".pluralize # => "words" + # "the blue mailman".pluralize # => "the blue mailmen" + # "CamelOctopus".pluralize # => "CamelOctopi" def pluralize Inflector.pluralize(self) end - # The reverse of pluralize, returns the singular form of a word in a string. + # The reverse of +pluralize+, returns the singular form of a word in a string. # - # Examples - # "posts".singularize #=> "post" - # "octopi".singularize #=> "octopus" - # "sheep".singluarize #=> "sheep" - # "word".singluarize #=> "word" - # "the blue mailmen".singularize #=> "the blue mailman" - # "CamelOctopi".singularize #=> "CamelOctopus" + # "posts".singularize # => "post" + # "octopi".singularize # => "octopus" + # "sheep".singluarize # => "sheep" + # "word".singluarize # => "word" + # "the blue mailmen".singularize # => "the blue mailman" + # "CamelOctopi".singularize # => "CamelOctopus" def singularize Inflector.singularize(self) end - # By default, camelize converts strings to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to camelize - # is set to ":lower" then camelize produces lowerCamelCase. + # By default, +camelize+ converts strings to UpperCamelCase. If the argument to camelize + # is set to <tt>:lower</tt> then camelize produces lowerCamelCase. # - # camelize will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces + # +camelize+ will also convert '/' to '::' which is useful for converting paths to namespaces. # - # Examples - # "active_record".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord" - # "active_record".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord" - # "active_record/errors".camelize #=> "ActiveRecord::Errors" - # "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) #=> "activeRecord::Errors" + # "active_record".camelize # => "ActiveRecord" + # "active_record".camelize(:lower) # => "activeRecord" + # "active_record/errors".camelize # => "ActiveRecord::Errors" + # "active_record/errors".camelize(:lower) # => "activeRecord::Errors" def camelize(first_letter = :upper) case first_letter when :upper then Inflector.camelize(self, true) @@ -52,78 +50,72 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc: alias_method :camelcase, :camelize # Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create - # a nicer looking title. Titleize is meant for creating pretty output. It is not + # a nicer looking title. +titleize+ is meant for creating pretty output. It is not # used in the Rails internals. # - # titleize is also aliased as as titlecase + # +titleize+ is also aliased as +titlecase+. # - # Examples - # "man from the boondocks".titleize #=> "Man From The Boondocks" - # "x-men: the last stand".titleize #=> "X Men: The Last Stand" + # "man from the boondocks".titleize # => "Man From The Boondocks" + # "x-men: the last stand".titleize # => "X Men: The Last Stand" def titleize Inflector.titleize(self) end alias_method :titlecase, :titleize - # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored form from the expression in the string. + # The reverse of +camelize+. Makes an underscored, lowercase form from the expression in the string. # - # Changes '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths. + # +underscore+ will also change '::' to '/' to convert namespaces to paths. # - # Examples - # "ActiveRecord".underscore #=> "active_record" - # "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore #=> active_record/errors + # "ActiveRecord".underscore # => "active_record" + # "ActiveRecord::Errors".underscore # => active_record/errors def underscore Inflector.underscore(self) end # Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. # - # Example - # "puni_puni" #=> "puni-puni" + # "puni_puni" # => "puni-puni" def dasherize Inflector.dasherize(self) end - # Removes the module part from the expression in the string + # Removes the module part from the constant expression in the string. # - # Examples - # "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" - # "Inflections".demodulize #=> "Inflections" + # "ActiveRecord::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections".demodulize # => "Inflections" + # "Inflections".demodulize # => "Inflections" def demodulize Inflector.demodulize(self) end - # Create the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method - # uses the pluralize method on the last word in the string. + # Creates the name of a table like Rails does for models to table names. This method + # uses the +pluralize+ method on the last word in the string. # - # Examples - # "RawScaledScorer".tableize #=> "raw_scaled_scorers" - # "egg_and_ham".tableize #=> "egg_and_hams" - # "fancyCategory".tableize #=> "fancy_categories" + # "RawScaledScorer".tableize # => "raw_scaled_scorers" + # "egg_and_ham".tableize # => "egg_and_hams" + # "fancyCategory".tableize # => "fancy_categories" def tableize Inflector.tableize(self) end # Create a class name from a plural table name like Rails does for table names to models. - # Note that this returns a string and not a Class. (To convert to an actual class - # follow classify with constantize.) + # Note that this returns a string and not a class. (To convert to an actual class + # follow +classify+ with +constantize+.) # - # Examples - # "egg_and_hams".classify #=> "EggAndHam" - # "posts".classify #=> "Post" + # "egg_and_hams".classify # => "EggAndHam" + # "posts".classify # => "Post" # - # Singular names are not handled correctly - # "business".classify #=> "Busines" + # Singular names are not handled correctly. + # + # "business".classify # => "Busines" def classify Inflector.classify(self) end - # Capitalizes the first word and turns underscores into spaces and strips _id. - # Like titleize, this is meant for creating pretty output. + # Capitalizes the first word, turns underscores into spaces, and strips '_id'. + # Like +titleize+, this is meant for creating pretty output. # - # Examples - # "employee_salary" #=> "Employee salary" - # "author_id" #=> "Author" + # "employee_salary" # => "Employee salary" + # "author_id" # => "Author" def humanize Inflector.humanize(self) end @@ -133,20 +125,20 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc: # the method should put '_' between the name and 'id'. # # Examples - # "Message".foreign_key #=> "message_id" - # "Message".foreign_key(false) #=> "messageid" - # "Admin::Post".foreign_key #=> "post_id" + # "Message".foreign_key # => "message_id" + # "Message".foreign_key(false) # => "messageid" + # "Admin::Post".foreign_key # => "post_id" def foreign_key(separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true) Inflector.foreign_key(self, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore) end - # Constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified + # +constantize+ tries to find a declared constant with the name specified # in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase # or is not initialized. # # Examples - # "Module".constantize #=> Module - # "Class".constantize #=> Class + # "Module".constantize # => Module + # "Class".constantize # => Class def constantize Inflector.constantize(self) end |