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instance method

String#rstrip!

str.rstrip! → self or nil

Removes trailing whitespace from the receiver. Returns the altered receiver, or nil if no change was made. See also String#lstrip! and String#strip!.

Refer to String#strip for the definition of whitespace.

Example
"  hello  ".rstrip!  #=> "  hello"
"  hello".rstrip!    #=> nil
"hello".rstrip!      #=> nil
See also #rstrip #scan #rpartition #scrub also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1