From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2012-09-14T17:08:59+09:00
Subject: Re: want to get string between specialchars at endof the string

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Robert Klemme
<shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Joel Pearson <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>> The quick way to do that would be:
>>
>> "tes<tr>ubyrails  <test@gmail.com>".split(" <").each do |el| puts
>> el[0..-2] end
>>
>> If you wanted something a bit more flexible I recommend regex.
>
> Like
>
> irb(main):001:0> s = 'tes<tr>ubyrails  <test@gmail.com>'
> irb(main):002:0> if %r{\A(.*?)\s+(<.*?>)\z} =~ s then front=$1;
> rear=$2; p front, rear; end
> "tes<tr>ubyrails"
> "<test@gmail.com>"
> => ["tes<tr>ubyrails", "<test@gmail.com>"]

Oops, he wanted the text between <>:

irb(main):005:0> if %r{\A(.*?)\s+<(.*?)>\z} =~ s then front=$1;
rear=$2; p front, rear; end
"tes<tr>ubyrails"
"test@gmail.com"
=> ["tes<tr>ubyrails", "test@gmail.com"]

Cheers

robert

-- 
remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end
http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/