Question

How do you return the portion of a string until the first instance of " #" or " Apt"?

I know I could split the string up into an array based on "#" or "Apt" and then calling .first, but there must be a simpler way.

Answer 1

String splitting is definitely easier and more readable than trying to extract the portion of the string using a regex. For the latter case, you would need a capture group to get the first match. It will be the same as string splitting

string.split(/#|Apt/, 2).first