From: Gennady Bystritsky <Gennady.Bystritsky@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T08:43:45+09:00
Subject: Re: DRY fanatics?

Rick DeNatale wrote:
> On 10/24/06, Martin DeMello <martindemello@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/22/06, Giles Bowkett <gilesb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Anybody know a way to make this DRYer?
>>> 
>>>     when /^([A-Za-z0-9,]+), '([^']+)', '([^']+)', '([^']+)'/
>> 
>> grp = %{ '([^']+)'}
>> rx = /^([A-Za-z0-9,]+),#{grp},#{grp},#{grp}/
> 
> Still too WET!
> 
> grp = %{,'([^']+)'}
> rx = /^([A-Za-z0-9,]+)#{grp*3}/
> 
> Now, can someone how to make this DRYer?

rx = Regexp.new ['^([\w,]+)', *["'(.+?)'"]*3].join(', ')

;-)

(assuming '_' in the first field is acceptable)

Gennady.