# Re: How i can to parse string

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-i-can-to-parse-string/58846>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-i-can-to-parse-string/58846 "2006-04-26T15:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KroegerS_Simon_Sext)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-i-can-to-parse-string/58846/1 "2006-04-26T15:32:27Z")

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or

Hash[\*str.split(/=|,/)]

cheers

Simon

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**Author:** ![KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KroegerS\_Simon\_Sext](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KroegerS_Simon_Sext)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-i-can-to-parse-string/58846/2 "2006-04-26T19:21:47Z")

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Hi –

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Kroeger, Simon (ext) wrote:

> > David
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> or
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> Hash[\*str.split(/=|,/)]

Oh, right – or that 🙂 Another demonstration of the principle that  
as one works on Ruby code it evaporates from the screen, _and_ becomes  
clearer rather than more cryptic.

David

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