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match(index=0) click to toggle source

Return the primary match string. This is equivalent to +md+.

md = /123/.match "123456"
md.match  #=> "123"

CREDIT: Martin DeMello

# File lib/facets/core/facets/matchdata/match.rb, line 10
def match(index=0)
  self[index]
end
matchset() click to toggle source

Returns [ pre_match, matchtree, post_match ]. (see matchtree)

md = /(bb)(cc(dd))(ee)/.match "XXaabbccddeeffXX"
md.to_a      #=> ["bbccddee", "bb", "ccdd", "dd", "ee"]
md.matchset  #=> ["XXaa", [["bb"], ["cc", ["dd"]], ["ee"]], "ffXX"]

CREDIT: Trans

# File lib/facets/core/facets/matchdata/matchset.rb, line 11
def matchset
   [pre_match, matchtree, post_match]
end
matchtree(index=0) click to toggle source

An alternate to to_a which returns the matches in order corresponding with the regular expression.

md = /(bb)(cc(dd))(ee)/.match "XXaabbccddeeffXX"
md.to_a       #=> ["bbccddee", "bb", "ccdd", "dd", "ee"]
md.matchtree  #=> [["bb"], ["cc", ["dd"]], ["ee"]]

CREDIT: Trans

# File lib/facets/core/facets/matchdata/matchset.rb, line 24
def matchtree(index=0)
  ret=[]
  b, e=self.begin(index), self.end(index)
  while (index+=1)<=length
    if index==length || (bi=self.begin(index))>=e
      # we are finished, if something is left, then add it
      ret << string[b, e-b] if e>b
      break
    else
      if bi>=b
        ret << string[b, bi-b] if bi>b
        ret << matchtree(index)
        b=self.end(index)
      end
    end
  end
  return ret
end

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