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December 31, 2013 19:48
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| "'this has quotes'".gsub("'", "\\'") # => "this has quotes'this has quotes" |
Simple answer: because you have one too many backslashes.
Longer answer: Because ' in gsub means "the first part of the match."
@ggoodale how can I have it result in "'this has quotes'" ?
Right, missed that you wanted the backslashes. :) For that, you can use %q:
"'this has quotes'".gsub("'", %q(\\\'))note that if you're testing this in irb, you'll see double backslashes; stick puts in front to verify that you're getting the right output.
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Why does this not produce: "'this has quotes'"
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