From: Lou Vanek <vanek@...>
Date: 2006-03-13T22:46:30+09:00
Subject: Re: word_wrap method for String?

everthing old is new again.
you might also want to compare speeds. Yours might be faster.
-lv


Jeff Coleman wrote:

> Lou Vanek wrote:
> 
>>here's a (partially modded) excerpt from a previous discussion on this 
>>topic:
>>
>>width = 11
>>str = 'This is a  test of the emergency broadcasting servicings I 
>>asseverate'
>>p str.scan(/\S.{0,#{width}}\S(?=\s|$)|\S+/)
> 
> 
> When I was writing that I just KNEW there must be some one-line solution 
> involving regular expressions!
> 
> Although I don't quite follow the exact structure of this one, it 
> definitely works...
> 
> Jeff
>