Flowdock
method

parameterize

Importance_1
parameterize(sep = '-') public

Replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a ‘pretty’ URL.

Examples

class Person
  def to_param
    "#{id}-#{name.parameterize}"
  end
end

@person = Person.find(1)
# => #<Person id: 1, name: "Donald E. Knuth">

<%= link_to(@person.name, person_path %>
# => <a href="/person/1-donald-e-knuth">Donald E. Knuth</a>
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