Current File : //opt/alt/ruby18/share/ri/1.8/system/StringScanner/check-i.yaml
--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription
aliases: []
block_params:
comment:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: "This returns the value that #scan would return, without advancing the scan pointer. The match register is affected, though."
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB
body: " s = StringScanner.new("Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39")\n s.check /Fri/ # -> "Fri"\n s.pos # -> 0\n s.matched # -> "Fri"\n s.check /12/ # -> nil\n s.matched # -> nil\n"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: "Mnemonic: it "checks" to see whether a #scan will return a value."
full_name: StringScanner#check
is_singleton: false
name: check
params: " check(pattern)\n"
visibility: public