From: Prasad <saytoprasad@...>
Date: 2008-08-01T20:15:03+09:00
Subject: String function to delete characters

Hi all,

     Do we have a string function in RUBY to delete 1st  3 characters
or last 3 character or 3 characters in middle from the string.

Ex:

     user =    aaaPrasadxxxPrasadxxx

from above string "user"  I want to delete 1st characters "aaa"
In the same way I want to delete last 3 characters "xxx"  and , need
to delete middle 3 characters "xxx"

to delete last 3 character &  1st 3 characters,  i have used code as
below;

        user = user.chop.chop.chop

       user = user.reverse.chop.chop.chop.reverse

Other than this do we have any other string function in ruby?

could you please help in this issue.

Regards,
Prasad.