From: Timothy Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2006-06-07T06:22:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Slicing arrays

Paul D. Kraus wrote:
> if have a text file I am parsing. I am using split to break the line 
> into an
> array.
> I want to then use splice to pick and choose the fields that I one.
>
> so for example i have a string.
> mystring = '1,2,3,4,5,6'
>
> then i want to get an array but I only want the 2 field and the last 
> three
> fields.
> myarray = mystring.split(',').splice(1,3..5)
>
> This breaks.
>
> I can get the range 3..5 or i get the element splice(1).
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Do i just build the array as normal and then make a new array from the
> elements I need?
>
> Paul
>
Have you tried the values_at method?