From: Roger Pack Date: 2008-02-06T03:23:56+09:00 Subject: Re: ruby wish-list Is it possible to easily strip arbitrary characters off a string? a la "abc:".strip ':' ? it looks like it's possible with gsub abc:'.gsub(/:$/, '') however the wish is a simpler function for it. If not then it goes on the wish list. Thanks. Sorry to ramble on. -Roger -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.