Dennis
Reputation: 410
Ruby 1.8 and 1.9 string differences
How can I get the first character of a string that works both in ruby 1.8 (bytes) and 1.9 (characters)?
Upvotes: 2
Views: 423
Answers (2)
DigitalRoss
Reputation: 146073
This should do it...
s[0,1]
This returns the first byte in 1.8 and the first character in 1.9, but in each case the result is a String.
If you want the first UTF-8 character sequence in both, it's tricky. The regex engine is one place in 1.8 with UTF-8 awareness, so you could use:
s[/./u]
Upvotes: 5
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