# I have some problem with convert to symbol, in Hash object

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-some-problem-with-convert-to-symbol-in-hash-object/58946>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 27, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-some-problem-with-convert-to-symbol-in-hash-object/58946 "2006-04-27T10:56:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-some-problem-with-convert-to-symbol-in-hash-object/58946/1 "2006-04-27T10:56:12Z")

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I use it functionality:

> > Hash[_str.scan(/store[([^\s,]+)\s_]=\s\*([^,]+)/).flatten]  
> > =\> {“fax”=\>“80233923293”, “name”=\>“Ilyas store”,  
> > “description”=\>“lkjklsdaj”, “phone”=\>“4999-233-2923”}

The problem with covert string to symbol.

I want to convert “name” to :symbol  
“name”=\>“Ilyas store” —\> :name =\> “Ilyas store”

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On Apr 26, 2006, at 7:12 AM, Jonh wrote:

> if params[:param]  
> paramater = Hash.new  
> for value in params[:param].split(/,/)  
> if value =~ /(._)=(._)/  
> parameter[$1] = $2  
> end  
> end  
> end  
> puts parameter.inspect

Does this help?

> > str = “store[name]=Ilyas store,store[phone]= 4999-233-2923, store  
> > [fax]= 80233923293,store[description]=lkjklsdaj,save=save,cancel=cancel”  
> > =\> “store[name]=Ilyas store,store[phone]= 4999-233-2923, store[fax]=  
> > 80233923293,store[description]=lkjklsdaj,save=save,cancel=cancel”
> 
> > Hash[_str.scan(/([^\s,]+)\s_=\s\*([^,]+)/).flatten]  
> > =\> {“cancel”=\>“cancel”, “store[fax]”=\>“80233923293”, “store  
> > [name]”=\>“Ilyas store”, “save”=\>“save”, “store  
> > [description]”=\>“lkjklsdaj”, “store[phone]”=\>“4999-233-2923”}

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-some-problem-with-convert-to-symbol-in-hash-object/58946/2 "2006-04-27T12:58:02Z")

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2006/4/27, John [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> I use it functionality:
> 
> > > Hash[_str.scan(/store[([^\s,]+)\s_]=\s\*([^,]+)/).flatten]  
> > > =\> {“fax”=\>“80233923293”, “name”=\>“Ilyas store”,  
> > > “description”=\>“lkjklsdaj”, “phone”=\>“4999-233-2923”}  
> > > The problem with covert string to symbol.
> 
> I want to convert “name” to :symbol  
> “name”=\>“Ilyas store” —\> :name =\> “Ilyas store”

Difficult to test without the original string but try something like  
this:

Hash[_str.scan(/store[([^\s,]+)\s_]=\s\*([^,]+)/).map{|k, v|  
[k.to\_sym,v]}.flatten]

Kind regards

robert