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instance method
ARGF#rewind
ARGF.rewind → 0
io.c
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static VALUE
argf_rewind(VALUE argf)
{
VALUE ret;
int old_lineno;
if (!next_argv()) {
rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "no stream to rewind");
}
ARGF_FORWARD(0, 0);
old_lineno = RFILE(ARGF.current_file)->fptr->lineno;
ret = rb_io_rewind(ARGF.current_file);
if (!global_argf_p(argf)) {
ARGF.last_lineno = ARGF.lineno -= old_lineno;
}
return ret;
}
Positions the current file to the beginning of input, resetting ARGF.lineno to zero.
Example
ARGF.readline #=> "This is line one\n" ARGF.rewind #=> 0 ARGF.lineno #=> 0 ARGF.readline #=> "This is line one\n"