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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require 'strscan'
+
+describe "StringScanner#skip" do
+  before :each do
+    @s = StringScanner.new("This is a test")
+  end
+
+  it "returns length of the match" do
+    @s.skip(/\w+/).should == 4
+    @s.skip(/\s+\w+/).should == 3
+  end
+
+  it "returns nil if there's no match" do
+    @s.skip(/\s+/).should == nil
+    @s.skip(/\d+/).should == nil
+  end
+
+  describe "#[] successive call with a capture group name" do
+    it "returns matched substring when matching succeeded" do
+      @s.skip(/(?<a>This)/)
+      @s.should.matched?
+      @s[:a].should == "This"
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when matching failed" do
+      @s.skip(/(?<a>2008)/)
+      @s.should_not.matched?
+      @s[:a].should == nil
+    end
+  end
+end