From: Roberto Rivera <roberto.rivera@...>
Date: 2007-04-28T07:19:58+09:00
Subject: Re: String substitution?

Robert Dober wrote:
> On 4/27/07, Roberto Rivera <roberto.rivera@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> "hello".gsub(/[aeiou]/, '*')              #=> "h*ll*"
>>
>> In my particular case, I need it to match the whole string for
>> substitution.
>>
>> I worked out this code in order to substitute '\"' for '"' and '\\' for
>> '\':
>>
>> <%= text.split('\"').join('"').split("\\\\").join("\\") %>
> First of all there is nothing wrong with this(1), I like it a lot,
> however as you have asked;)
> 
> text.gsub('\"','"').gsub("\\\\","\\")
> 
> might indeed be considered a little bit more concise.
> 
> Funny how this pattern just matches my previous post in the string
> replacement thread.
> 
> HTH
> Robert
> (1) With the exception of a trailing \" or \\"

Indeed, I was trying to get a more concise alternative. Yours is 
perfect.
Thanks

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