When I interpolate an array of strings, it includes the escape characters for the quotes '\"', how would I interpolate it sans quotes?
string_array = ["a","b","c"]
p "#{string_array}" # => "[\"a\", \"b\", \"c\"]"
2 Answers
using p "#{string_array}" is the same as puts "#{string_array}".inspect
Remember because p object is the same as puts object.inspect
which is the same as (in your case, you called p on a string):
puts string_array.to_s.inspect
(to_s is always called whenever an array is asked by something to become a string (to be printed and whatnot.)
So you actually are inspecting the string that was returned by the array, not the array itself.
If you just wanted to print ["a", "b", "c"] the way to do that would to use p string_array not p "#{string_array}"
if you want to join all the strings in the array together, you would use String#join to do so. E.g. if i wanted to put a comma and a space in between each value, like messick, i would use:
puts string_array.join(", ")
This would output: "a, b, c"
2 Comments
user1297102
DOH! thanks for that detailed response. completely forgot p calls inspect. cheers!
Senjai
NP! Glad I could help, remember to accept the answer if you are satisfied!
You need to join the array elements.
["a","b","c"].join(', ')
to_sinstead? What is "sans quotes"?to_son the array, so he'd have the same result. "Sans quotes" means without the quotes.