Converting one string element in an array into multiple elements in the same array

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I have the following array:

info = ["Thursday, July 19, 2012", 
        " \n    4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CT) \n                  happy hour with company\n                  company100 W. Main St.Suite 5Chicago, IL 60602"]

I'm trying to convert info[1] from a single element into multiple elements in the info array. For instance, I'd like to divide info[1] into three elements (hours, event name/description, and address). Any idea how to begin doing this?

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– Sergio Tulentsev, Commented Jul 22, 2012 at 20:36
Thanks for the heads-up. I tried for about an hour using methods on Ruby-Doc as well as Google and several stackoverflow questions but couldn't find anything similar. In the future I'll include the steps I already tried (unsuccessfully) in my questions. — Scrappy
– Scrappy, Commented Jul 22, 2012 at 21:28

Andrew Marshall · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-23 01:21:31Z

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How about

parts = info[1].split("\n").map(&:strip).reject(&:empty?)

If you want to put it back in, you could do something like

info[1] = parts
info.flatten!

edited Jul 23, 2012 at 1:21

Andrew Marshall

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answered Jul 22, 2012 at 21:16

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