Convert a string to an an array-like string to an array in Ruby [duplicate]

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How do I convert a Ruby string with brackets to an array?

In ruby, how to transform a string to an array when this string looks-like an array declaration? Is there an equivalent of "eval" methods? I would like to avoid the split method is this case.

Eg.

myString = "[['joey','male','[email protected]],['jenny','female','[email protected]']]"

'[email protected] should be '[email protected]'.

steenslag
– steenslag

2011-04-20 15:39:36 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2011 at 15:39 — steenslag
– steenslag, Commented Apr 20, 2011 at 15:39

Austin Taylor · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-20 15:35:33Z

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eval would do it. However I would recommend using something like JSON.parse if the data is coming from an untrusted source (i.e. the Internet).

answered Apr 20, 2011 at 15:35

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