From: Phrogz <phrogz@...>
Date: 2007-09-22T04:50:03+09:00
Subject: Re: gsub not working. Ruby thinks I'm in an array?

> registries = []
> registries = xmlfile.scan(/<registration>(.*? )<\/registration>/im)
> #puts registries[100]
>
> registries.sort!
> registries.each do |registry|
>   registry.gsub!(/<\/*registrationList>/, "")

regmatch = /<registration>(.*? )<\/registration>/im

# method one
registries = []
xmlfile.scan( regmatch ) do |registry|
  registries << registry.gsub %r{</?registrationList>}, ''
end
registries.sort!

# method two
registries = xmlfile.scan( regmatch ).flatten.map do |reg|
  reg.gsub %r{</?registrationList>}, ''
end.sort