Question

Hi is there an equivalent ruby method to JavaScript encodeURIComponent method? i am using the URI.unescape(str) but it recognizes the "£" (after encodeURIComponent it becomes "%C2%A3") as a "?" sign. any solution’s? thanks

Answer 1

URI.escape(foo, Regexp.new("[^#{URI::PATTERN::UNRESERVED}]"))

found here: How do I raw URL encode/decode in JavaScript and Ruby to get the same values in both?

URI.escape is obslete since last I posted. As per suggested comment, now use: ERB::Util.url_encode or CGI.escape