From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2011-10-04T15:04:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Need some help with regexp

Please do not top post.

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Joec_49@hotmail.com <joec_49@hotmail.com> wrote:
> $~ has the matched result from the most recent regexp. Convert to a string thusly
>
> ($~).to_s

You're point being?  Why would I bother to use $~.to_s if I can
directly use $& and get the same?  Also, my point was specifically
that you can get away without those global variables and instead use
what String#[] returns.

> Joe
>
> Sent from my iPad

Maybe you had better used a real computer.

Cheers

robert

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