From: Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@...>
Date: 2008-03-03T17:02:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Split the string

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:31 PM, 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"]]

require 'scanf'
"3:43;SD,2:65;SD,3:50;Inc".split(',').map do |e|
  e.scanf('%d:%d;%s')
end
# [[3, 43, "SD"], [2, 65, "SD"], [3, 50, "Inc"]]

^ manveru