method

to_query

to_query(namespace = nil)
public

Converts a hash into a string suitable for use as a URL query string. An optional namespace can be passed to enclose the param names (see example below).

Example:

  { :name => 'David', :nationality => 'Danish' }.to_query # => "name=David&nationality=Danish"

  { :name => 'David', :nationality => 'Danish' }.to_query('user') # => "user%5Bname%5D=David&user%5Bnationality%5D=Danish"