# Replace string

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-string/109682>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 17, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-string/109682 "2007-07-17T21:39:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![shafi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@shafi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shafi)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-string/109682/1 "2007-07-17T21:39:05Z")

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hello  
how to part of string with other

i.e.

string x = “3(1i)4”

x.replace("(1i"),"")

x = “34”

how to do that in RoR?

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**Author:** ![shafi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@shafi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shafi)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-string/109682/2 "2007-07-17T22:35:33Z")

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Ola!

try:  
x = “3(1 i)4”  
x[“(1 i)”] = “”

result:  
x → “34”  
See Programming Ruby - page 609: []=

Best regards,  
Jeroen

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