Parsing string to add to URL-encoded URL

Question

Given the string:

\"Hello there world\"

how can I create a URL-encoded string like this:

\"Hello%20there%20world\"
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Answer 1

While the current answer says to utilize URI.encode that has been deprecated and obsolete since Ruby 1.9.2. It is better to utilize CGI.escape or ERB::Util.url_encode.