From: Michael Schuerig <michael@...>
Date: 2005-09-29T00:16:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Splitting a string with escapable separator?

William James wrote:

> Michael Schuerig wrote:
>> I'm trying to come up with an *elegant* way to split a string into an
>> array at a separator with the additional feature that the separators
>> can be escaped.
[snip]

> class String
>   def split_escapable( splitter, escaper )
[snip]
>   end
> end

Thanks, that appears to work indeed, although I can't claim to
understand how or why.

Michae.

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