From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T11:33:18+09:00
Subject: Re: DRY fanatics?

On 10/24/06, Gennady Bystritsky <Gennady.Bystritsky@quest.com> wrote:
> 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)

NO NO NO!

I meant make

  x = 111

DRYER, all that needless repetition of the digit 1! <G>
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Rick DeNatale

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