From: Leo <minilith@...>
Date: 2009-02-25T02:26:27+09:00
Subject: Re: String#gsub escaping special characters

> The backslash in the string is first interpreted by ruby and then as
> regexp substitution pattern. This \\x becomes \x as substitution
> pattern but that really is just x then because there is no special
> substitution for \x. In order to replace x with \x, the substitution
> has to be \\x but since this is a string parsed by ruby before it gets
> there you have to escape those backslashes and make it "\\\\x".

Or more likely, I was thinking of another language, which probably
explains my faulty explanation. You're right. Note to self: Never post
without testing what you are posting. Sorry.

-- 
Leo

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