Method: MatchData#string

Defined in:

lib/source/ruby.rb

#string ⇒ Object

call-seq:

mtch.string -> string

Returns a copy of the string that was matched against a pattern to produce mtch.

m1 = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
m2 = "THX1138.".match(/(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/)

m1.string   #=> "THX1138."
m2.string   #=> "THX1138."

# File 'lib/source/ruby.rb', line 3993

def string
  `$q(this._string)`
end