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class method
Regexp.union
Regexp.union(pat1, pat2, ...) → new_regexp
Regexp.union(pats_ary) → new_regexp
re.c
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static VALUE
rb_reg_s_union_m(VALUE self, VALUE args)
{
VALUE v;
if (RARRAY_LEN(args) == 1 &&
!NIL_P(v = rb_check_array_type(rb_ary_entry(args, 0)))) {
return rb_reg_s_union(self, v);
}
return rb_reg_s_union(self, args);
}
Return a Regexp object that is the union of the given patterns, i.e., will match any of its parts. The patterns can be Regexp objects, in which case their options will be preserved, or Strings. If no patterns are given, returns /(?!)/. The behavior is unspecified if any given pattern contains capture.
Example
Regexp.union #=> /(?!)/ Regexp.union("penzance") #=> /penzance/ Regexp.union("a+b*c") #=> /a\+b\*c/ Regexp.union("skiing", "sledding") #=> /skiing|sledding/ Regexp.union(["skiing", "sledding"]) #=> /skiing|sledding/ Regexp.union(/dogs/, /cats/i) #=> /(?-mix:dogs)|(?i-mx:cats)/
Note: the arguments for ::union will try to be converted into a regular expression literal via to_regexp.