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tiegz/string_utf8.rb

Created July 11, 2012 19:54
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utf8 helper for 1.8/1.9 upgrade
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string_utf8.rb
# A simple string helper compatible with both 1.8 and 1.9. Avoids
# duplication of force_encoding('utf-8').
class String
def utf8
respond_to?(:force_encoding) ? force_encoding('utf-8') : self
end
end
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