begin

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     mtch.begin(n)   => integer
 *  
 *  Returns the offset of the start of the <em>n</em>th element of the match
 *  array in the string.
 *     
 *     m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
 *     m.begin(0)   #=> 1
 *     m.begin(2)   #=> 2
 */

static VALUE
match_begin(match, n)
    VALUE match, n;
{
    int i = NUM2INT(n);

    match_check(match);
    if (i < 0 || RMATCH(match)->regs->num_regs <= i)
        rb_raise(rb_eIndexError, "index %d out of matches", i);

    if (RMATCH(match)->regs->beg[i] < 0)
        return Qnil;

    return INT2FIX(RMATCH(match)->regs->beg[i]);
}