|
instance methods
|
|
[ ]
|
mtch[i] -> anObject
mtch[start, length] -> anArray
mtch[aRange] -> anArray
|
|
Match Reference---MatchData acts as an array, and may
be accessed using the normal array indexing techniques.
mtch[0] is equivalent to the special variable $&, and
returns the entire matched string. mtch[1], mtch[2], and so
on return the
values of the matched backreferences (portions of the pattern
between parentheses).
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m[0]
|
� |
"HX1138"
|
m[1, 2]
|
� |
["H", "X"]
|
m[1..3]
|
� |
["H", "X", "113"]
|
m[-3, 2]
|
� |
["X", "113"]
|
|
|
begin
|
mtch.begin( n ) -> anInteger
|
|
Returns the offset of the start of the nth element of the
match array in the string.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.begin(0)
|
� |
1
|
m.begin(2)
|
� |
2
|
|
|
end
|
mtch.end( n ) -> anInteger
|
|
Returns the offset of the character immediately following the
end of the nth element of the match array in the string.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.end(0)
|
� |
7
|
m.end(2)
|
� |
3
|
|
|
length
|
mtch.length -> anInteger
|
|
Returns the number of elements in the match array.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.length
|
� |
5
|
m.size
|
� |
5
|
|
|
offset
|
mtch.offset( n ) -> anArray
|
|
Returns a two-element array containing the beginning and ending
offsets of the nth match.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.offset(0)
|
� |
[1, 7]
|
m.offset(4)
|
� |
[6, 7]
|
|
|
post_match
|
mtch.post_match -> aString
|
|
Returns the portion of the original string after the current
match. Equivalent to the special variable $'.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138: The Movie")
|
m.post_match
|
� |
": The Movie"
|
|
|
pre_match
|
mtch.pre_match -> aString
|
|
Returns the portion of the original string before the current
match. Equivalent to the special variable $`.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.pre_match
|
� |
"T"
|
|
|
size
|
mtch.size -> anInteger
|
|
A synonym for
MatchData#length
.
|
|
string
|
mtch.string -> aString
|
|
Returns a frozen copy of the string passed in to match.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.string
|
� |
"THX1138."
|
|
|
to_a
|
mtch.to_a -> anArray
|
|
Returns the array of matches.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.to_a
|
� |
["HX1138", "H", "X", "113", "8"]
|
|
|
to_s
|
mtch.to_s -> aString
|
|
Returns the entire matched string.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
|
m.to_s
|
� |
"HX1138"
|
|
