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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T05:01:14+00:00 2026-06-04T05:01:14+00:00

I have an erb template in which I need to use: CGI.unescapeHTML(someEscapedHTML) So I

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I have an erb template in which I need to use:

CGI.unescapeHTML(someEscapedHTML)

So I need to require ‘cgi’, however the following fails:

<% require 'cgi' %>

With the error:

can’t dup NilClass

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    2026-06-04T05:01:18+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 5:01 am

    First of all do not require gems or libraries in ERB please. Then CGI is required by Rails itself already.

    If you want to prevent Rails 3 from auto-escaping consider using

    <%= data.html_safe %>

    instead.

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