> 
> LçÉettçËäº Eko Budi Setiyo <contact_us / haltebis.com>
> Aihe: String.str_replace ????
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Any body can help me with this str_replace problem.
> 
> thanks
> 
> ______________________________________
> 
> class String
>   def str_replace(str_in,str_out,string = self.to_s)       
>     result = String.new   
>     str_in_counter = 0      
>     string_pointer = 0
>     str_in_counter = 0
>    
>    
>     if str_in.length <= 1   
>    
>         string.length.times{      
>             if string[string_pointer] == str_in           
>                 result += str_out  
>             else          
>                 result +=  string[string_pointer] 
>             end        
>         }
>        
>     else 
>        
>         buffer = '' 
>         string.length.times{       
>             if string[string_pointer].to_s == str_in[str_in_counter].to_s
>                 buffer += string_array[string_pointer].dup
>                 if buffer.length  == str_in_length           
>                     result += str_out  
>                     str_in_counter = -1
>                     buffer =''  
>                 end       
>             else          
>                 result += buffer + string[string_pointer]
>                 str_in_counter = -1
>                 buffer = ''
>             end
>             str_in_counter += 1
>             string_pointer += 1
>         } 
> 
>     end
>   
>     result   
>   end
> 
> 
> 
> require 'test/unit'
> 
> class Test_string_replace < Test::Unit::TestCase 
>  
>   def test_replace
>       check = '03'
>       source = 'aa0a3aa'
>       assert_equal(check,source.str_replace('a',''))  
>      
>       check = '03'
>       source = 'aaaaaa0aaaa3aaaaaaaa'
>       assert_equal(check,source.str_ireplace('aa',''))  
>    
>   end
> 
> end

Well, 

A) You can just String#tr (or #tr!): 

>> "aaaaa3aaaaa0aaaa".tr 'a', ''
=> "30"

B) You can use Enumerable:

class String
  def str_replace(what, with)
    s = self.collect do |c|
          with if c === what
        end
  end
end

E