From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-05-03T13:42:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Question regarding tr method in Strings Class

On 5/3/07, Michael W. Ryder <_mwryder@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Is there a way to denote a null in the replacement for a character using
> this method?  For example, if I have a = "Jones,Ja'me" and I want to
> convert the comma to a space and remove the apostrophe without placing a
> character in there.  I know I can use a.tr(",", " ").tr("'", "") to get
> the desired result but would prefer to be able to say something like
> a.tr(",'", " ") and have it remove the apostrophe and replace the comma
> in one step.  Besides, if I am going to be removing a lot of punctuation
> the string could get very long and complicated.
>
I do not think this works but why not use the "right" tool for each task
tr(","," ").gsub(/'/,"")
does not look too clumsy to me ;)

Cheers
Robert


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