# Ruby 1.9 Syntax

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-syntax/68424>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-syntax/68424 "2006-09-12T16:53:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-syntax/68424/1 "2006-09-12T16:53:13Z")

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A quick Ruby 1.9 question: I know you can now get at Oniguruma’s  
named captures from MatchData objects, but is there a syntax for  
using them is a sub() replacement string?

Thanks.

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-syntax/68424/2 "2006-09-12T17:07:15Z")

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Hi,

In message “Re: Ruby 1.9 Syntax”  
on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:51:44 +0900, James Edward G. II  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:

|A quick Ruby 1.9 question: I know you can now get at Oniguruma’s  
|named captures from MatchData objects, but is there a syntax for  
|using them is a sub() replacement string?

As far as I know, ‘\k’ should do.

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						matz.

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