Rails 4: how to use string interpolation into Ruby regex in model helper

Question

In my Rails 4 app, I have the following post helper:

def link_highlight(string)
  init1 = string
  result1 = string.to_s.gsub!(/((https|http)?:\/\/[\S]+)/, '<span class="highlight">\1</span>')
  if result1.nil?
    init1
  else
    result1
  end
end

I use it to style links in the post.copy string, thanks to the highlight class.

Now, I would like to pass a second argument to the method, so that I can apply different styles to the links, thanks to different highlight classes:

def link_highlight(string, color)
  init1 = string
  result1 = string.to_s.gsub!(/((https|http)?:\/\/[\S]+)/, '<span class="highlight-color">\1</span>')
  if result1.nil?
    init1
  else
    result1
  end
end

When I do that, the class applied to the links in the string is actually highlight-color.

Instead, I would like to link_highlight(string, blue) to apply the highlight-blue class to the string.

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UPDATE: I tried the solution offered by @dankohn but it is actually not working.

If I do:

def link_highlight(string, color)
  init1 = string
  result1 = string.to_s.gsub!(/((https|http)?:\/\/[\S]+)/, '<span class="highlight-#{color}">\1</span>')
  if result1.nil?
    init1
  else
    result1
  end
end

Then I get:

undefined local variable or method `color' for #<#<Class:0x007f911de61698>:0x007f911995f518>

So, I also tried to run:

in my view, but then I get back to the initial problem and get:

#{"color"}">

displayed instead of the value of color.

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How can I replace color by its value? Can I use string interpolation?

Dan Kohn · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02 01:26:40Z

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Try: "<span class=\"highlight-#{color}\">\1</span>"

edited Nov 2, 2015 at 1:26

answered Nov 1, 2015 at 2:40

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3 Comments

Thibaud Clement Over a year ago

Thanks a lot. That's what I thought but I must have tried it wrong the first time. I will accept your answer as soon as I can.

Thibaud Clement Over a year ago

Hi. I am sorry, I had to unaccept your answer, because it does not seem to actually work, as you can see in the UPDATE section of my question. I am glad to accept it again once I can fix my issue ;) Thanks.

Dan Kohn Over a year ago

See my revised answer.

pguardiario · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02 03:49:11Z

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Try it with a block, it's easier to deal with:

string.gsub(/https?:\/\/\S+/){|link| "<span class=\"highlight-#{color}\">#{link}</span>"}

answered Nov 2, 2015 at 3:49

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