From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-04-23T21:52:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Scan-like Idiom to Capture a Group as a String Instead of an Array?

Hi --

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006, clc wrote:

> Well, now, that's just embarassing.  Thanks!

I might have misunderstood your original question, but if you're happy
with a one-element array rather than a string, you could also do:

   text, = str.scan(/.../)


David

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