From: Nanyang Zhan Date: 2008-01-09T15:39:58+09:00 Subject: how to generate dynamic regexp pattern from strings? Hi, Could anyone tell me how to generate regexp pattern from strings? for example, how to code the return_pattern(str) method? thanks! str = "^test|production-(\\d+)" return_pattern(str) ===> /^test|production-(\d+)/ def return_pattern(str) ????????????????? end -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.