From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2005-12-06T05:15:18+09:00
Subject: Re: String split drops the delimiter

Use ().

irb(main):001:0> s="a,b,c,d"
=> "a,b,c,d"
irb(main):002:0> s.split(/(,)/)
=> ["a", ",", "b", ",", "c", ",", "d"]


On 12/5/05, basi <basi_lio@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> string.split drops the delimiter. Thus:
>
> data = " This is a declarative sentence. And is this a question? Yes! "
> for sentence in data.split(/[.!?] /)
>   puts sentence
> end
>
> gives
>
>  This is a declarative sentence
> And is this a question
> Yes
>
> I'd like the result to retain the delimiter, thus:
>
> This is a declarative sentence.
> And is this a question?
> Yes!
>
> Any easy way to do this?
> Thanks!
> basi
>
>
>


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Jim Freeze