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Created July 11, 2012 15:06
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force_encoding monkeypatch for Ruby 1.8
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1_8_string_force_encoding.rb
if RUBY_VERSION =~ /1\.8/
class String
def force_encoding(encoding)
self
end
end
end
# 1.8.7 :025 > Benchmark.ms { 10000.times { x = "" } }
# => 2.4268627166748
# 1.8.7 :026 > Benchmark.ms { 10000.times { x = "".force_encoding("utf-8") } }
# => 10.983943939209
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