From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-09-22T00:56:10+09:00
Subject: Re: [newbie] string pattern instead of regexp

>>>>> "Y" == Yvon Thoraval <yvon.thoravallist@-SUPPRIMEZ-free.fr.invalid> writes:

Y> regex.rb:19: warning: string pattern instead of regexp; metacharacters
Y> no longer effective

 Well, the message say that ruby will not interpret metacharacter (this is
 a change in 1.8). Create a Regexp object from the String

Y>   re.chop!

     re = Regexp.new(re.chomp)

Y>   str.gsub! re, "#{st}\\&#{en}"
Y>   print str, "\n"
Y> end



Guy Decoux