From: Mike Moore <blowmage@...>
Date: 2007-07-14T05:55:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Base 26

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On 7/13/07, Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Stefan Rusterholz wrote:
> > Mike Moore wrote:
> >> Hey friends!  What is the best way to convert a Numeric to a string
> >> encoded
> >> with base 26?  I want the string to contain just alpha characters, not
> >> alphanumeric characters.  For now I'm using num.to_s(26).tr('0-9a-p',
> >> 'a-z')
> >> and I'm wondering if there is a more concise way.
> >>
> >
> > You're looking too far away.
> > int.to_s(26)
> >
> > Regards
> > Stefan
>
> OK, I should read before answering :)
> Why are you using a-z instead of 0-9a-p?


Because it is one extra step to switch to the number keys on the iPhone
keyboard.  :)

Anyway, if you need that instead of what to_s(26) already does, then I
> don't know a shorter way.


Yeah, I was looking for an offset value, something like
Numeric#to_s(base=10, offset=0)

Regards
> Stefan
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