class ICU::Regex::Match

• ICU::Regex::Match
• Reference
• Object

Overview

Represents a single match result, including captured groups.

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Instance Method Summary

• #begin(n : Int32 = 0) : Int32

  Returns the byte offset in the input text where the given group begins.

• #end(n : Int32 = 0) : Int32

  Returns the byte offset in the input text just past where the given group ends.

• #group(n : Int32) : String | Nil

  Returns the text of the given capture group (0 = whole match).

• #group(name : String) : String | Nil

  Returns the text of the given named capture group.

• #group_count : Int32

  Returns the number of capture groups in the pattern.

• #range(n : Int32 = 0) : Range(Int32, Int32)

  Returns the match range of the given group as a Range.

• #to_s : String

  Returns the whole match text (group 0).

Instance Method Detail

m = ICU::Regex.new("(\\w+)").match("hello")
m.group(0) # => "hello"
m.group(1) # => "hello"

m = ICU::Regex.new("(?<word>\\w+)").match("hello")
m.group("word") # => "hello"

m = ICU::Regex.new("\\w+").match("hello world")
m.range # => 0...5