# Find search word within a string

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-search-word-within-a-string/110914>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 1, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-search-word-within-a-string/110914 "2007-08-01T00:44:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![flnative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@flnative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flnative)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-search-word-within-a-string/110914/1 "2007-08-01T00:44:37Z")

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Hi @ all

I would like to search in a string a user-defined word and I want to  
find out, how many times its appear in the string. Can anyone help me?

thanks for your effort…

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**Author:** ![flnative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@flnative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flnative)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-search-word-within-a-string/110914/2 "2007-08-01T00:53:54Z")

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On 7/31/07, M. R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi @ all
> 
> I would like to search in a string a user-defined word and I want to  
> find out, how many times its appear in the string. Can anyone help me?

String#scan

Please read the documentation for details.

Blessings,  
TwP