Match. If obj is a Regexp, use it as a pattern to match against str. If
obj is a String, look for it in str (similar to String#index). Returns
the position the match starts, or nil if there is no match.
So I expect “cat” =~ “a” #=> 1
But:
irb(main):013:0> RUBY_VERSION
=> “1.8.5”
irb(main):014:0> “cat” =~ “a”
TypeError: type mismatch: String given
from (irb):14:in `=~’
from (irb):14
from :0
An undocumented change? Sorry if this has come up before, I did try to
find out. Thx - m.
But:
find out. Thx - m.
In the CVS [1] there’s a new documentation omitting the ‘string’
clause, so I suppose it’s a documentation error.
If you know a bit of C you can see for yourself.
From the CVS history - the TypeError was added around 1.8.2, so it’s
there pretty long.
The doc was fixed between 1.8.5-pre1 and 1.8.5-pre2. Form that it
seems that the docs on ruby-doc are rather old, and not exactly 1.8.5
ones as they say…
An undocumented change? Sorry if this has come up before, I did try to
The doc was fixed between 1.8.5-pre1 and 1.8.5-pre2. Form that it
seems that the docs on ruby-doc are rather old, and not exactly 1.8.5
ones as they say…