On 10/27/06, Chris Gernon <kabigon / gmail.com> wrote: > Alexandru Popescu wrote: > > I have a string in the following form: 2006%2F10%2Fasdfasdf (or more > > generic: any_characters+%2Fany_characters+%2Frest_of_it). I am > > wondering if I can retrieve the groups 2006, 10, asdfasdf thru a regex > > String#split would be easier than using a regex in this case: > > irb(main):001:0> '2006%2F10%2Fasdfasdf'.split('%2F') > => ["2006", "10", "asdfasdf"] > Thanks for all suggestions, but the requirement is to be done thru regex only :-). I knew how to do it with split, but I need to do it with regexps only. ./alex -- .w( the_mindstorm )p. > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > >