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instance method
IO#rewind
ios.rewind → 0
io.c
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static VALUE
rb_io_rewind(VALUE io)
{
rb_io_t *fptr;
GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
if (io_seek(fptr, 0L, 0) < 0 && errno) rb_sys_fail_path(fptr->pathv);
if (io == ARGF.current_file) {
ARGF.lineno -= fptr->lineno;
}
fptr->lineno = 0;
if (fptr->readconv) {
clear_readconv(fptr);
}
return INT2FIX(0);
}
Positions ios to the beginning of input, resetting lineno to zero.
Example
f = File.new("testfile") f.readline #=> "This is line one\n" f.rewind #=> 0 f.lineno #=> 0 f.readline #=> "This is line one\n"
Note that it cannot be used with streams such as pipes, ttys, and sockets.