Split

[Lee Jarvis]

Ok guys im looking for something sexy to split this HTML (This HAS to be
done using split, nothing else)

<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,

I would like to split them values into an array, Is there any chance
this can be done? Because im beginning to think there isn't

Tia

 

[Lee Jarvis]

Oh, i want all the values inside the <b></b> tags, btw

 

[Gregory Seidman]

Ok guys im looking for something sexy to split this HTML (This HAS to be
done using split, nothing else)

<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,

I would like to split them values into an array, Is there any chance
this can be done? Because im beginning to think there isn't

Oh, i want all the values inside the <b></b> tags, btw

Tia

--Greg

 

[Phlip]

str.split(/<b>|<\/b>,|<\/b>, <b>/)

I thought, among other attrocities, that < was a reserved character for
regular expressions.

Not sure about the "has to be done using .split part", if some of us have
studied REXML and Hpricot so thoroughly... (-;

 

[William James]

Ok guys im looking for something sexy to split this HTML (This HAS to be
done using split, nothing else)

<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,

I would like to split them values into an array, Is there any chance
this can be done? Because im beginning to think there isn't

"<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,".scan(/<b>(.*?)<.b>/).
flatten
==>["hi", "there", "fred"]

"<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,".
split(%r{<b>|</b>[, ]*(?:<b>)?})
==>["", "hi", "there", "fred"]

 

[Arindam Goswami]

Ok guys im looking for something sexy to split this HTML (This HAS to be
done using split, nothing else)

<b>hi</b>, <b>there</b>, <b>fred</b>,

I would like to split them values into an array, Is there any chance
this can be done? Because im beginning to think there isn't

Tia

There you go ---
f.split(/, |,/)

where f is your string.

 

[Lee Jarvis]

There you go ---
f.split(/, |,/)

where f is your string.

Thanks, but i need to values inside the <b> tags, So <b>hello</b> I need
hello..

 

[William James]

Ok guys im looking for something sexy to split this HTML (This HAS to be
done using split, nothing else)

Why won't your teacher let you use anything
other than split?

Does he know that you are getting your answers
from this forum?

 

[Arindam Goswami]

Thanks, but i need to values inside the <b> tags, So <b>hello</b> I need
hello..

Quick and dirty, but it works --

f.split(/, |,/).to_s.split(/<b>/).to_s.split(/<\/b>/)

could not figure out how to do this in one split

 

[Arindam Goswami]

This one is better--

f.split(/<\/b>, <b>|<\/*b>,*/)

but it leaves you with one blank cell

 

[Lee Jarvis]

Why won't your teacher let you use anything
other than split?

Does he know that you are getting your answers
from this forum?

Who said it was a teacher, This was for a challenge, And you're not
providing an answers, Just a very helpful solution..

Thank you all