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instance method

StringIO#ungetc

strio.ungetc(string) → nil

Pushes back one character (passed as a parameter) such that a subsequent buffered read will return it. There is no limitation for multiple pushbacks including pushing back behind the beginning of the buffer string.

See also #ungetbyte #write #tty? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0