From: Jason Mayer <slamboy@...>
Date: 2006-12-13T22:57:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie questions

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One way modifying paul's method:

data = "blah blah blah blah example: twenty blah blah blah blah"

result = data.scan(%r{(example: \w+)}).flatten
puts result
strip = result.to_s
strip.[]=(0,8, "")
puts strip.strip

Output:
C:\ruby\programs>ruby regex3.rb
example: twenty
twenty

Another way:

data = "blah blah blah blah example: twenty blah blah blah blah"

result = data.scan(%r{(example: \w+)}).flatten
puts result
strip = result.to_s
strip.gsub!(/example: /, "")
puts strip

Output:

C:\ruby\programs>ruby regex3.rb
example: twenty
twenty

Someone else on the list is certainly more qualified than myself to tell you
which method is most efficient.

On 12/13/06, Dav Jones <kakaze@talk21.com> wrote:
>
> Oh also...What if I don't want example as part of it? Just what follows.
> Would example have to be removed manually afterwards or is there a way
> of getting only what follows ( ?: ????)
>
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>
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