From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-03-03T16:19:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Split the string

On Behalf Of Sijo Kg:
# 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"]]
#...
# Here i have to get the first 2 fields as integer and the third as 
# string

read on split, arrays, and enumerators.

this is just a simple example,

irb(main):037:0> require 'enumerator'
=> false

irb(main):038:0> s="3:43;SD,2:65;SD,3:50;Inc"                                   => "3:43;SD,2:65;SD,3:50;Inc"

irb(main):039:0> a=[]
=> []

irb(main):040:0> s.split(/,|:|;/).each_slice(3){|x| a << [x[0].to_i,x[1].to_i,x[2]]}
=> nil

irb(main):041:0> a
=> [[3, 43, "SD"], [2, 65, "SD"], [3, 50, "Inc"]]


kind regards -botp