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Diffstat (limited to 're.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | re.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -1674,11 +1674,12 @@ name_to_backref_number(struct re_registers *regs, VALUE regexp, const char* name * mtch[range] -> array * mtch[name] -> str or nil * - * Match Reference---<code>MatchData</code> acts as an array, and may be - * accessed using the normal array indexing techniques. <i>mtch</i>[0] is - * equivalent to the special variable <code>$&</code>, and returns the entire - * matched string. <i>mtch</i>[1], <i>mtch</i>[2], and so on return the values - * of the matched backreferences (portions of the pattern between parentheses). + * Match Reference -- <code>MatchData</code> acts as an array, and may be + * accessed using the normal array indexing techniques. <code>mtch[0]</code> + * is equivalent to the special variable <code>$&</code>, and returns the + * entire matched string. <code>mtch[1]</code>, <code>mtch[2]</code>, and so + * on return the values of the matched backreferences (portions of the + * pattern between parentheses). * * m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.") * m #=> #<MatchData "HX1138" 1:"H" 2:"X" 3:"113" 4:"8"> |