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instance method
StringScanner#inspect
inspect
ext/strscan/strscan.c
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static VALUE
strscan_inspect(VALUE self)
{
struct strscanner *p;
VALUE a, b;
p = check_strscan(self);
if (NIL_P(p->str)) {
a = rb_sprintf("#<%"PRIsVALUE" (uninitialized)>", rb_obj_class(self));
return a;
}
if (EOS_P(p)) {
a = rb_sprintf("#<%"PRIsVALUE" fin>", rb_obj_class(self));
return a;
}
if (p->curr == 0) {
b = inspect2(p);
a = rb_sprintf("#<%"PRIsVALUE" %ld/%ld @ %"PRIsVALUE">",
rb_obj_class(self),
p->curr, S_LEN(p),
b);
return a;
}
a = inspect1(p);
b = inspect2(p);
a = rb_sprintf("#<%"PRIsVALUE" %ld/%ld %"PRIsVALUE" @ %"PRIsVALUE">",
rb_obj_class(self),
p->curr, S_LEN(p),
a, b);
return a;
}
Returns a string that represents the StringScanner object, showing:
-
the current position
-
the size of the string
-
the characters surrounding the scan pointer
s =
StringScanner.new(“Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39”) s.inspect # -> ‘#<StringScanner 0/21 @ “Fri D…”>’ s.scan_until /12/ # -> “Fri Dec 12” s.inspect # -> ‘#<StringScanner 10/21 “…ec 12” @ “ 1975…”>’