From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-08-04T21:16:20+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19127] Re: My 1st look @ ruby: No prototypes and problem with String#gsub

>>>>> "S" == Stefan Scholl <stesch@no-spoon.de> writes:

S> Is there no way to prototype Shuffle.new()? I've to handle the
S> wrong type on my own.

 No.

S>         astr.gsub(/\s/, '\\\&')

 What do ruby, in this case, is explained in the FAQ

   9.18 How can I escape a backslash in a regexp?

   http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-9.html#ss9.18

S> irb(main):002:0> astr.gsub(/\s/, '\\\&')

                    astr.gsub(/\s/, '\\\\\&')

  or
                    astr.gsub(/\s/) {|i| '\\' + i }



Guy Decoux