From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2006-04-27T19:56:23+09:00
Subject: Re: I have some problem with convert to symbol, in Hash object

2006/4/27, John <iiskakov@issart.com>:
> I use it functionality:
>
>  >> Hash[*str.scan(/store\[([^\s,]+)\s*\]=\s*([^,]+)/).flatten]
> => {"fax"=>"80233923293", "name"=>"Ilyas store",
> "description"=>"lkjklsdaj", "phone"=>"4999-233-2923"}
> The problem with covert string to symbol.
>
> I want to convert "name" to :symbol
>   "name"=>"Ilyas store"   ---> :name => "Ilyas store"


Difficult to test without the original string but try something like this:

Hash[*str.scan(/store\[([^\s,]+)\s*\]=\s*([^,]+)/).map{|k, v|
[k.to_sym,v]}.flatten]

Kind regards

robert