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1 online resource (vii, 204 pages) : illustrations |
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Developer's library |
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Developer's library.
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| Contents |
1. Converting Between Types -- Number from a String -- Number to Formatted String -- String to Array and Back Again -- String to Regular Expression and Back Again -- Array to Hash and Back Again -- Array to Set and Back Again -- Floating-Point, Integer, and Rational Numbers -- 2. Working with Strings -- Searching Strings -- Searching Strings with Regular Expressions -- Replacing Substrings -- Replacing Substrings using SprintF -- Replacing Substrings using Regu -- Working with Unicode -- Sanitizing Input -- Working with Line Endings -- Processing Large Strings -- Comparing Strings -- Checksumming a String (MD5 or Otherwise) -- Encrypting a String -- 3. Working with Collections -- Slicing an Array -- Iterating over an Array -- Creating Enumerable Classes -- Sorting an Array -- Iterating over Nested Arrays -- Modifying All the Values in an Array -- Sorting Nested Arrays -- Building a Hash from a Config File -- Sorting a Hash by Key or Value -- Eliminating Duplicate Data from Arrays (Sets) -- Working with Nested Sets -- 4. Working with Objects -- Inspecting Objects and Classes -- String Presentation of Objects -- Ruby-Style Polymorphisms ("Duck Typing") -- Comparing Objects -- Serializing Objects -- Duplication -- Protecting an Object Instance -- Garbage Collecting -- Using Symbols -- 5. Working with Pipes -- Determining Interactive Standard Pipes -- Synchronizing STDERR with STDOUT -- Capturing the Output of a Child Process -- Implementing a Progress Bar -- Creating a Secured Password Prompt -- 6. Working with Files -- Opening and Closing Files -- Searching and Seeking Large File Contents -- When to Use Binary Mode (Win32) -- Obtaining an Exclusive Lock -- Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files -- 7. Manipulating Text -- Parsing an LDIF -- Parsing a Simple Config File -- Interpolating One Text File -- Sorting the Contents of a File -- Processing a passwd File -- 8. Ruby One-Liners -- Simple Search -- Counting Lines in a File -- Head or Tail of a File -- MD5 or SHA1 Hash -- Simple HTTP Fetch -- Simple TCP Connect -- Escaping HTML -- Deleting Empty Directories -- Adding Users from a Text File -- Delete All the Files Just Extracted -- 9. Processing XML -- Opening an XML File -- Accessing an Element (Node) -- Getting a List of Attributes -- Adding an Element -- Changing an Element's Enclosed Text -- Deleting an Element -- Adding an Attribute -- Changing an Attribute -- Deleting an Attribute -- Escaping Characters for XML -- Transforming Using XSLT -- Validating Your XML -- A Simple RSS Parser -- 10. Rapid Applications Development with GUI Toolkits -- A Simple GTK+ Hello World -- Using Glade -- A Simple Qt Hello World -- Attaching a Signal Handler to a Qt Widget Slot -- Using Qt Designer -- Attaching Signal Handlers to Qt Designer Generated Code -- 11. Simple CGI Forms -- Processing a Web Form -- Returning Tabled Results -- Escaping Input -- Locking Down Ruby -- Receiving an Uploaded File -- Representing Data Graphically -- 12. Connecting to Databases -- Opening (and Closing) a MySQL Database Connection -- Creating a Table -- Getting a List of Tables -- Adding Rows to a Table -- Iterating Over Queried Rows -- Deleting Rows -- Deleting a Table -- 13. Working with Networking and Sockets -- Connecting to a TCP Socket -- Running a TCP Server on a Socket -- Serializing Objects with YAML -- Network Objects with Distributed Ruby -- Using Net::HTTP -- Using Webrick -- 14. Working with Threads -- Creating a Thread -- Using a Timer -- Killing a Thread -- Synchronizing Thread Communication -- Multithreaded Exception Gathering -- 15. Documenting Your Ruby -- Documenting Ruby Code -- Typographic Conventions Used -- Overriding Method Signatures in Documentation -- Hiding a Module, Class, or Method -- Providing Program Usage Help -- Generating HTML Documentation -- Generating and Installing Documentation for ri -- 16. Working with Ruby Packages -- Installing a Module -- Removing a Module -- Searching for a Module -- Updating Modules -- Examining a Module -- Packaging Your Module with Hoe -- Creating a Simple Test Case -- Distributing Your Module on RubyForge -- Making Rakefile Standalone |
| Summary |
Ruby Phrasebook Jason Clinton Essential Code and Commands Ruby Phrasebook gives you the code you need to quickly and effectively work with Ruby, one of the fastest-growing languages in the world thanks to popular new Ruby technologies like Ruby on Rails. Concise and Accessible Easy to carry and easy to use--lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable pocket guide Flexible and Functional Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets--so you can readily code functional Ruby in just about any situation Jason Clinton uses Ruby daily in system administration and development for Advanced Clustering Technologies, a Linux Beowulf cluster integrator. He has been working in the computer industry for more than a decade and is actively involved in the Kansas City Ruby Users Group (KCRUG), serving as administrator of the group's web site and mailing list. Register your book at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available. Programming / Ruby |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ruby (Computer program language) -- Terminology
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COMPUTERS -- General.
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Ruby (Computer program language) -- Terminology.
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Ruby (Computer program language)
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| Genre/Form |
Terminology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0768666759 |
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9780768666755 |
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9780672328978 |
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0672328976 |
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9780768678673 |
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0768678676 |
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9780768666434 |
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0768666430 |
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