# Putting string values into array

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/putting-string-values-into-array/153844>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 21, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/putting-string-values-into-array/153844 "2008-11-21T19:35:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jackster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/putting-string-values-into-array/153844/1 "2008-11-21T19:35:01Z")

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I have a string that contians about 20 names that are all seperated by a  
single white space. What is the easiest way to get those 20 names into  
an array of 20 elements?

a = “first\_name second\_name third\_name etc”

thanks

jack

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**Author:** ![jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jackster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/putting-string-values-into-array/153844/2 "2008-11-21T19:37:26Z")

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Alle Friday 21 November 2008, jackster the jackle ha scritto:

> I have a string that contians about 20 names that are all seperated by a  
> single white space. What is the easiest way to get those 20 names into  
> an array of 20 elements?
> 
> a = “first\_name second\_name third\_name etc”
> 
> thanks
> 
> jack

a.split ’ ’

Stefano

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**Author:** ![jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jackster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/putting-string-values-into-array/153844/3 "2008-11-21T20:20:50Z")

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On Nov 21, 1:32 pm, Stefano C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > jack
> 
> a.split ’ ’

actually just

a.split

is all you need.

– Mark.