From: David Alan Black <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-06-01T12:23:43+09:00
Subject: Re: [bug] String#split returns extra empty string

Hi --

Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@adslhome.dk> writes:

> FYI:  I have no idea when this wiping empty tail elements are useful.
> Any ideas ?

Maybe a case like:

  irb(main):006:0> "one two three ".split(" ")
  => ["one", "two", "three"]

(though there you don't need an argument to split at all I guess) or
something like:

  irb(main):016:0> "one!two!three!".split("!")
  => ["one", "two", "three"]


David

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David A. Black
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