From: Peter Szinek <peter@...>
Date: 2007-01-20T00:54:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Copying strings

WoodHacker wrote:
> I can't believe this hasn't been answered a thousand times, but I can't
> seem to find the answer in the group archive.
> 
> I am parsing a string into @text (i.e.  abc.def)     I want to save the
> part before the dot into @firstpart .   For example:

why not

'abc.def'.scan(/(.+)\./)[0]

?

Peter

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