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Asked: 2026-05-13T16:37:05+00:00

I’m trying to extract information from an email address like so in ruby: Email:

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I’m trying to extract information from an email address like so in ruby:

Email: Joe Schmo <joeschmo@abc123.com>

to get these three variables:

name = ?
email = ?
domain = ?

I’ve tried searching everywhere but can’t seem to find how to do it correctly. Here’s what I have so far:

the_email_line = "Email: Joe Schmo <joeschmo@abc123.com>"

name = (/^Email\: (.+) <(.+)>@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.(.+)/).match(the_email_line)[1]
email = (/^Email\: (.+) <(.+)>@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.(.+)/).match(the_email_line)[2]
domain = (/^Email\: (.+) <(.+)>@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.(.+)/).match(the_email_line)[3]

Any idea on how to get those three variables correctly?

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  1. Editorial Team
    /Email: (.+) <(.+?)@(.+)>/

    Then grab what you want out of the capturing groups.

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