Method: REXML::IOSource#match

Defined in:
lib/extensions/rexml/rexml/source.rb,
lib/extensions/rhoxml/rexml/source.rb

#match(pattern, cons = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/extensions/rexml/rexml/source.rb', line 211

def match( pattern, cons=false )
  rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
  @buffer = $' if cons and rv
  while !rv and @source
    begin
      @buffer << readline
      rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
      @buffer = $' if cons and rv
    rescue
      @source = nil
    end
  end
  rv.taint
  rv
end