From: "Kristoffer Lundén" Date: 2007-03-31T06:35:58+09:00 Subject: Re: simple gsub question \' \` what? Hello, you could just use split: >> split = string.split(':')>> string1 = split[0]>> string2 = split[1].split(',') -- Kristoffer On 3/30/07, Dustin Anderson wrote:> Sorry for the simple question, I just can't figure this out after a> couple hours...>> I need to parse a string:>> string = column-1:block-0,block-2,block-1,block-3>> and I need to extract everything before the : (colon) into one variable> (should end up like this:> string1 = column-1>> and then the rest of the string (block-0,block-2,block-1,block3) into an> array...>> How can I use gsub to extract everything before the colon?>> I've looked at the documentation and just can't understand how to use> the \` or \' syntax... I want the two new strings to be:>> string1 = column-1> string2 = ["block-0", "block-2", "block-1", "block-3"]>> I'm thinking it's something like this:>> string.gsub(/:/, "\`")>> really, I just don't get it...>> the documentation that I'm looking at is here:> http://dev.rubycentral.com/ref/ref_c_string.html>> thanks a bunch!> -Dustin>> --> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.>> -- Kristoffer Lundén✉ kristoffer.lunden@gmail.com✉ kristoffer.lunden@gamemaker.nuhttp://www.gamemaker.nu/☎ 0704 48 98 77