Convert bytes to kb or mb in words

Rails
1

Using File.size(myfile) I can get the size of the uploaded file in
bytes.

Does anybody know of a function to convert bytes into a more human
readable
format?

If I had a wish list for a “file_size_in_words()” function, it would do
this:

10752 bytes becomes “10.5 Kilobytes”.
2213814 bytes becomes “2.1 Megabytes”.
238 bytes becomes “Less Than 1 Kilobyte”.

Maybe I need to learn how to write a plug-in and figure it out! Or maybe
somebody has done this and can point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Jeff

2

Jeff W. wrote:

Using File.size(myfile) I can get the size of the uploaded file in
bytes.

Does anybody know of a function to convert bytes into a more human
readable format?
Perhaps the human_size helper is what you’re looking for?
ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper

Loading development environment.
 >> include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
=> Object
 >> i = 123456
=> 123456
 >> human_size i
=> "120.6 KB"

hope that helps,
guess you’ll have to focus your plugin energies upwards and onwards :wink:

-phil

3

Yes! This will do the trick! Thanks.