# Empty element in string array?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/empty-element-in-string-array/77369>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 6, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/empty-element-in-string-array/77369 "2006-03-06T17:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![simonsaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@simonsaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/simonsaid)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/empty-element-in-string-array/77369/1 "2006-03-06T17:45:21Z")

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%w(a \ b) #-\> [“a”, " ", “b”]

is it possible to get output [“a”, “”, “b”] ?

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**Author:** ![simonsaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@simonsaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/simonsaid)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/empty-element-in-string-array/77369/2 "2006-03-06T17:45:22Z")

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On 3/6/06, Simon S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> %w(a \ b) #-\> [“a”, " ", “b”]
> 
> is it possible to get output [“a”, “”, “b”] ?

argh… nevermind

%W(a #{} b) #=\> [“a”, “”, “b”]