Encode string params in rails api

Question

In this when I am passing phone as string in params rails api, it is being passed in the form of "\"9650661678\"". How to use escape string or how to encode it so that only string can be entered as input. Any help will be welcomed ! Thanks in advance. clients_controller.rb

def myzenica
    mobile = params[:phone]
    client = Client.where(:phone => mobile)
    render :json => client
end

terminal
Started GET "/clients/myzenica?phone=%229650661678%22" for 127.0.0.1 at 2016-03-15 11:21:23 +0530
Processing by ClientsController#myzenica as */*
  Parameters: {"phone"=>"\"9650661678\"", "client"=>{}}
  Client Load (0.3ms)  SELECT `clients`.* FROM `clients` WHERE `clients`.`phone` = '\"9650661678\"'
Completed 200 OK in 2ms (Views: 0.7ms | ActiveRecord: 1.2ms)

I am a ruby on rails beginner. Does nt know much about it. I am using params[:phone] in controller to take phone from the user through api. And in postman my output is just [ ]. because phone is passing as '\"9650661678\"" — Ekta Garg
– Ekta Garg, Commented Mar 15, 2016 at 6:07

HashRocket · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-15 07:03:03Z

1

You can use CGI.

require 'cgi'
CGI.escape('%229650661678%22')
 => "\"9650661678\""

UPDATE:

def myzenica
  require 'cgi'
  mobile = CGI.escape(params[:phone])
  client = Client.where(:phone => mobile) 
  render :json => client
end

NOTE: In your input field which is on postman on your side. You should enter a text without double/single qoutes. Because postman field is just like input field on html tags. It will treat it all as string.

edited Mar 15, 2016 at 7:03

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 6:05

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Ekta Garg Over a year ago

used it like def myzenica mobile = CGI.escape(params[:phone]) client = Client.where(:phone => mobile) render :json => client end but this did not work.

HashRocket Over a year ago

Did you added require 'cgi'?

HashRocket Over a year ago

I updated my answer above, check if you do it like that. And if don't tell me what is the response.

Ekta Garg Over a year ago

still it is taking params as Parameters: {"phone"=>"\"9650661678\"", "client"=>{}} :(

HashRocket Over a year ago

Ok, what you are trying to do? Do you want to receive in params like this %229650661678%22? Or like this \"9650661678\" ?

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