slash and backslash in Ruby

Question

I want to write a application that works in windows and linux. but I have a path problem because windows use \"\\\" and Linux use \"/\" .how can I solve this problem. thanks

Answer 1

Use the Pathname class to generate paths which then will be correct on your system:

a_path = Pathname.new("a_path_goes_here")

The benefit of this is that it will allow you to chain directories by using the + operator:

a_path + "another_path" + "and another"

Calling a_path.to_s will then generate the correct path for the system that you are on.