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Diffstat (limited to 're.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | re.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -2877,20 +2877,21 @@ rb_reg_match_m(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE re) * Regexp.compile(string, [options [, lang]]) -> regexp * Regexp.compile(regexp) -> regexp * - * Constructs a new regular expression from <i>pattern</i>, which can be either - * a <code>String</code> or a <code>Regexp</code> (in which case that regexp's - * options are propagated, and new options may not be specified (a change as of - * Ruby 1.8). If <i>options</i> is a <code>Fixnum</code>, it should be one or - * more of the constants <code>Regexp::EXTENDED</code>, - * <code>Regexp::IGNORECASE</code>, and <code>Regexp::MULTILINE</code>, - * <em>or</em>-ed together. Otherwise, if <i>options</i> is not - * <code>nil</code>, the regexp will be case insensitive. - * When the <i>lang</i> parameter is `n' or `N' sets the regexp no encoding. + * Constructs a new regular expression from +pattern+, which can be either a + * String or a Regexp (in which case that regexp's options are propagated), + * and new options may not be specified (a change as of Ruby 1.8). + * + * If +options+ is a Fixnum, it should be one or more of the constants + * Regexp::EXTENDED, Regexp::IGNORECASE, and Regexp::MULTILINE, + * <em>or</em>-ed together. Otherwise, if +options+ is not + * +nil+ or +false+, the regexp will be case insensitive. + * + * When the +lang+ parameter is `n' or `N' sets the regexp no encoding. * * r1 = Regexp.new('^a-z+:\\s+\w+') #=> /^a-z+:\s+\w+/ * r2 = Regexp.new('cat', true) #=> /cat/i - * r3 = Regexp.new('dog', Regexp::EXTENDED) #=> /dog/x - * r4 = Regexp.new(r2) #=> /cat/i + * r3 = Regexp.new(r2) #=> /cat/i + * r4 = Regexp.new('dog', Regexp::EXTENDED | Regexp::IGNORECASE) #=> /dog/x */ static VALUE |