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Revision: 23427
at February 7, 2010 11:04 by 67ideas
Initial Code 
class Word < ActiveRecord::Base
  before_save :replace_pinyin
  
  @@replacements = {
    'a1' => 'ā',
    'e1' => 'Ä“',
    'i1' => 'Ä«',
    'o1' => 'ō',
    'u1' => 'Å«',
    'a2' => 'á',
    'e2' => 'é',
    'i2' => 'í',
    'o2' => 'ó',
    'u2' => 'ú',
    'a3' => 'ÇŽ',
    'e3' => 'Ä›',
    'i3' => 'ǐ',
    'o3' => 'Ç’',
    'u3' => 'Ç”',
    'a4' => 'à',
    'e4' => 'è',
    'i4' => 'ì',
    'o4' => 'ò',
    'u4' => 'ù',
  }

  def replace_pinyin
    @@replacements.each do |key, value|
      self.pinyin.gsub!(key, value)
    end
  end
end
Initial URL 
http://67ideas.com/blog/easily-translate-rails-form-inputs-saving
Initial Description 
This lets you type Mandarin tones like a1, o2, e3, and so on instead of having to type the real pinyin. The tones are saved with the proper characters in the database.
Initial Title 
Convert Between Simple Tone Input and Pinyin in Rails model
Initial Tags 
rails
Initial Language 
Rails