From: Power One Date: 2009-03-16T08:58:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Why do I need \b in regular expression? Thank you guy! You guys are so helpful. I also did a search on google and saw that you guys hit the nail right on its head. Now I understand what \b is! It seems that if you want to search for a whole phrase, sentence, or a word, you need to use two \b (that's \bwhatever here\b). -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.