From: Zouplaz <user@...>
Date: 2006-09-15T19:10:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Keep only one part of a string

le 15/09/2006 12:01, Paul Lutus nous a dit:
> Zouplaz wrote:
> 
>> le 15/09/2006 01:43, Eero Saynatkari nous a dit:
>>> Zouplaz wrote:
>>>> Hello, how to better write that : self.ident = self.ident[/0-9*/]
>>>>
>>>> I'm pretty sure there is a String method that would keep only the first
>>>> match of the regex but I didn't found it in the String doc reference
>>> ri String#slice, ri String#slice!
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>> Fine ! Thanks... About the same topic (Strings) I wonder how to replace
>> "REF:90 REFERAL".gsub!('REF:','')
>> by something else
> 
> What something else? Please say specifically what you want to accomplish.
> Post an example string before you apply your desired remedy, and after.
> 

Sorry, what I would like to know is if there is a another String method 
  to delete a part of a string instead of gsub

In the string "REF:90 REFERAL"

I want REF: to be deleted but not the REF or REFERAL

I've tried with the .delete method but each R, E F : char was deleted in 
the string