ruby 1.9 how to convert array to string without brackets

Question

My question is about how to convert array elements to string in ruby 1.9 without getting the brackets and quotation marks. I\'ve got an array (DB extract), from which I want to

Answer 1

Use interpolation instead of concatenation:

reportStr = "In the first quarter we sold #{myArray[3]} #{myArray[0]}(s)."

It's more idiomatic, more efficient, requires less typing and automatically calls to_s for you.