class

MatchData

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - Superclass: Object

MatchData is the type of the special variable $~, and is the type of the object returned by Regexp#match and Regexp#last_match. It encapsulates all the results of a pattern match, results normally accessed through the special variables $&, $‘, $`, $1, $2, and so on. Matchdata is also known as MatchingData.

Files

  • lib/pp.rb
  • re.c