method

url_encode

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: ERB::Util

url_encode(s)

public

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

# File lib/erb.rb, line 930
    def url_encode(s)
      s.to_s.dup.force_encoding("ASCII-8BIT").gsub(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-.]/) {
        sprintf("%%%02X", $&.unpack("C")[0])
      }
    end

url_encode

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