From: Christopher Swasey <christopher.swasey@...>
Date: 2008-03-03T14:42:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Split the string

On 3/3/08, Sijo Kg <sijo@maxxion.com> wrote:
> I have a string
>  @selected_related_model_id_assotype_and_name=params[:relatedidmodelasso]
>
>  This is of the form
>  3:43;SD,2:65;SD,3:50;Inc
>
>  How can i split this to get
>
>  =>[["3","43","SD"],["2","65","SD"],["3","50","Inc"]]
>
>  Sijo

First split by the comma, then #map the result and split using a conditional:

"3:43;SD,2:65;SD,3:50;Inc".split(/,/).map { |i| i.split(/:|;/) }
=> [["3", "43", "SD"], ["2", "65", "SD"], ["3", "50", "Inc"]]

Christopher