From: Jennifer Lee <jmasonlee@...>
Date: 2010-06-17T00:34:45+09:00
Subject: Re: split doesn't work

Brian Candler wrote:
> Firstly, I suggest you write this as a standalone ruby program without 
> erb, so it's easy to debug. Secondly, add debugging print statements to 
> show what the variables are doing at each stage.
> 
> Your code uses both @def and @def_str, so I'm having to guess what 
> you're trying to do, but I imagine something like this:
> 
> @terms = %w(cuddly soft cute)
> @def_str = "teddy bears are cuddly stuffed animals which are generally 
> soft and given to cute children"
> @def = @def_str
> @terms.each do |term|
>   regex = Regexp.new(/#{term}/)
>   matchdata = regex.match(@def_str)
>   if matchdata
>       puts "Match!"
>       puts "Before: @def = #{@def.inspect}"

Thanks for your help Brian I figured out that I was telling def to 
split, but I forgot to make sure it was returned to string form after 
the first split. :-)
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