String#chars is deprecated. Using String#mb_chars, with a workaround …

…for older versions.
collectiveidea · Feb 4, 2009 · bace9a4 · bace9a4
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diff --git a/lib/awesomeness/core_ext/string.rb b/lib/awesomeness/core_ext/string.rb
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ class String
   def widont
     self.gsub(/([^\s])\s+([^\s]+)(\s*)$/, '\1 \2\3')
   end
+
+  def mb_chars
+    chars
+  end unless ''.respond_to?(:mb_chars)
 end
diff --git a/lib/awesomeness/text_helper.rb b/lib/awesomeness/text_helper.rb
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ module TextHelper
       # though it will not be the exact length.
       def awesome_truncate(text, length = 30, truncate_string = "…")
         return if text.nil?
-        l = length - truncate_string.chars.length
-        text.chars.length > length ? text[/\A.{#{l}}\w*\;?/m][/.*[\w\;]/m] + truncate_string : text
+        l = length - truncate_string.mb_chars.length
+        text.mb_chars.length > length ? text[/\A.{#{l}}\w*\;?/m][/.*[\w\;]/m] + truncate_string : text
       end
 
       def truncate_with_title(text, length = 30, truncate_string = "…")
-        if text.chars.length > length
+        if text.mb_chars.length > length
           content_tag :span, truncate(text), :title => text
         else
           text