From: Ross Shaw <rshaw1961@...>
Date: 2001-11-30T17:10:26+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27039] Re: How to match '|' but not '\|'

> "Ross Shaw" <rshaw1961@yahoo.com.au> writes:
>
> > def test_string_split
> >      actual = 'Split|me|up\|into|four'.split (/??????/)
> >      expected = %w[Split  me  up\|into   four]
> >      assert_equals(expected, actual)
> > end
>
> Simple, just use a zero-width negative look-behind assertion.  E.g.
>
>     'Split|me|up\|into|four'.split(/(?<!\\)\|/)
>
> Oh, wait, Perl has those but Ruby doesn't.  I wish Ruby had them.
>

Yes, this is just what I am looking for. Maybe I will try the latest build
and see if it has been put in:)

Ross