Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/to_array.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_array ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/to_array.rb', line 2

def to_array
  if self[0] != "[" || self[-1] != "]"
    raise ArgumentError.new("invalid value for `str_to_array': '#{self}'")
  end

  begin
    arr = self.chomp.gsub(/"|^\[|\]$/, '')
    arr = arr.split(/,[\s]*/)
    return arr
  rescue
    raise ArgumentError.new("invalid value for `str_to_array': '#{self}'")
  end
end