yes, you are right, much nicer to use the specific Array.last It's so nice to call Array ring ring ring Hi Array give me your last element please and Array responds.
marekj On 7/10/07, Paul Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I much prefer using words = sentences.split # or add (' ') to make split on whitespace explicit. last_word = words.last ----- Original Message ----- From: marekj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:40 am Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] How to pick the last word in the sentence To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org > Hm...how about this: > > sentences =<<eof > some words and more words then some more words and the last one > word in a > sentence1. > Next sentence and more words and the last one word in a sentence2. > and here too > and then some more here > and last word of the last sentence. > eof > words = sentences.split # or add (' ') to make split on > whitespace explicit. > last_word = words[-1] #last element in Array is your last word > in a heredoc > > take a look at String.split goodness. > http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/String.html#M000818 > > marekj > > > On 7/9/07, sapna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Pleas can you help me finding out the last word in the > sentence displayed > > on the web page. Have look at the HTML snippet. > > > > Regards > > Sapna > > _______________________________________________ > > Wtr-general mailing list > > Wtr-general@rubyforge.org > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general > > > _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
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