re = /<lat>([^<]+)<\/lat><lon>([^<]+)<\/lon>/
str = '<location><lat>41.47033705</lat><lon>-81.93612862</lon></location>
<location><lat>41.470320224762</lat><lon>-81.9364535808563</lon></location>
<location><lat>41.4704650640488</lat><lon>-81.9449239969254</lon></location>
<location><lat>41.4780235290527</lat><lon>-81.8454140424728</lon></location>
<location><lat>41.48597253</lat><lon>-81.82579113</lon></location>'
# Print the match result
str.scan(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html