From: "Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@...>
Date: 2011-07-22T01:34:51+09:00
Subject: Re: How to replace "\" from string.

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On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:05:54AM +0900, Gaurang Shah wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I have string something like
> String path =3D  "C:\Gaurang\ruby\demo.xls"
>=20
> would someone let me know how to replace "\" with "\\"
>=20
> I tried something like below
>=20
> path.gsub("\\", "\\\\")

Are you _assigning_ the return value of the above call to another object
(or back to path)?

HINT: gsub doesn't alter the String but instead _returns_ one with the
altered value: but gsub! (not the !) alters the existing string.

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Darryl L. Pierce <mcpierce@gmail.com>
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