From: Justin Collins <justincollins@...>
Date: 2008-02-09T05:29:17+09:00
Subject: Re: convert String to range

Abir B. wrote:
> Hi,
> is there a way to convert a string to a range??
> "(1..2)" ==> (1..2) ??
> Another question, what's the translation of infinite  in ruby??
> thanks
>   
Not recommended, but eval is always an option:

irb(main):001:0> r = eval("(1..2)")
=> 1..2
irb(main):002:0> r.class
=> Range
irb(main):003:0> r.to_a
=> [1, 2]

-Justin