From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-03-01T21:42:02+09:00
Subject: Re: gsub for string

2010/3/1 Reinhart Viane <rv@domos.be>:

> I'm looking for a function that makes it possible to do the folowing:
>
> Replace all  substrings --xxxx-- with -xxxx--1 in a string.
>
> The xxxx represents an unknown value (can be anything)
>
> Is there a way to set unknow characters in a gsub function?

You can match arbitrary characters and use capturing groups

str.gsub(/--([^-]+)--/, '-\\1--1')

Kind regards

robert

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