From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-12-23T12:23:44+09:00
Subject: Re: using a variable to build a regex

Dave Thacker wrote:
> I need to search a roster file (plain text) to match for a player name.   I 
> tried this:
> 
> dthacker@buckbeak:~/learning/ruby$ irb
> irb(main):001:0> player="S_Avrul"
> => "S_Avrul"
> irb(main):002:0> player_line="S_Avrul ger 25 R 1 2 3 7 40 35"
> => "S_Avrul ger 25 R 1 2 3 7 40 35"
> irb(main):003:0> re=/player/
> => /player/
> irb(main):004:0> re.match(player_line)
> => nil
> irb(main):005:0>             
> 
> How can I use the value of "player" to create the regex?
> 
> TIA   Dave
>   
> 
>                                       
> 

/#{player}/

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