comp.lang.ruby

Michael Fellinger

3/6/2008 2:40:00 AM

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Reid Oda <reid.oda@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
> i have a file that i want to parse. i'm used to doing this stuff
> recursively, and would like to know what the "ruby" style would be. the
> file is a series of tests, with the test name at the :start and the test
> parameters listed afterwards. here's an example, though the complete file
> is much longer:
>
> :start Perf_Video_Integrity
> Sample_Rate 44100 :default 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
> :end
>
> :start Perf_Video_Integ_Play
> Session_Name :default SessionName
> HW_Buffer_Size :default All 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192
> Play_Time_Minutes :default 20
> testType :default SPDIF ADAT
> :end
>
> :start Perf_Video_Integ_Rec
> Session_Name :default SessionName
> HW_Buffer_Size :default All 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192
> Rec_Time_Minutes :default 20
> :end
>
> currently, i have the file in an array of lines. i'd like a function to
> find the specified test (i.e. Perf_Video_Integrity), and return an array of
> the parameter lines. my specific question is, what is the most elegent way
> to build the control structure that extracts the relevant lines?

http://p.rama...
Though 'most elegant' is a wide term, especially in Ruby.
Have fun learning!

^ manveru