Function string

pattern/db/__init__.py:225–231

Returns the value cast to unicode, or default if it is None/empty.

(value, default="")

encode_utf8 = encode_string

def string(value, default=""):
    """ Returns the value cast to unicode, or default if it is None/empty.
    """
    # Useful for HTML interfaces.
    if value is None or value == "": # Don't do value != None because this includes 0.
        return default
    return decode_utf8(value)

RE_AMPERSAND = re.compile("\&(?!\#)")           # & not followed by #
RE_UNICODE   = re.compile(r'&(#?)(x|X?)(\w+);') # É