From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2007-11-22T11:14:01+09:00
Subject: Re: help with regex

# From: Junkone [mailto:junkone1@gmail.com] 
# a="USD.CHF.ABC"
# irb(main):024:0> a.match(/^USD/)
# => #<MatchData:0x2e6be30>
# irb(main):025:0> $1
# => nil

$1 want captures, try

a
#=> "USD.CHF.ABC"
a =~ /^USD/
#=> 0
$1
#=> nil
$&
#=> "USD"
$~[0]
#=> "USD"

kind regards -botp