From: Josselin <josselin@...>
Date: 2007-01-04T20:55:09+09:00
Subject: Re: scan string w regex .. and HNYTAOY !

On 2007-01-04 12:47:06 +0100, Josselin <josselin@wanadoo.fr> said:

> HNYTAOY  (Dry version of ...  Happy New Year To All Of You)
> 
> I am trying to get an array of email addresses from a string , as this 
> string is coming from an input textarea in a from, even if I ask for a 
> blank between each address, users will also enter  some return 
> characters...
> 
> so I get something like :
> 
> to_string  = 
> "mister.sunnyday@acme.com\r\nmrs_applewhite@eden.com\r\njohn_doe@nowhere.com 
> amy-millard@heavencanwait.com"
> 
> I know how to use a_string.scan(" "), but here I should use a regex.. 
> after many try .. could not find the correct one..
> could someone make 2007 starting on right tracks....  thanks a lot !!
> 
> joss

forgot to mention what I wwrote until now :

> to_string.split(%r{\r\n\s*})  which gives me teh addresses separated by 
>  \r\n , but I missed the addresses separated by spaces