Convert string to symbol-able in ruby

Question

Symbols are usually represented as such

:book_author_title

but if I have a string:

\"Book Author Title\"

Answer 1

This is not answering the question itself, but I found this question searching for the solution to convert a string to symbol and use it on a hash.

hsh = Hash.new
str_to_symbol = "Book Author Title".downcase.gsub(/\s+/, "_").to_sym
hsh[str_to_symbol] = 10
p hsh
# => {book_author_title: 10}

Hope it helps someone like me!