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instance method

Symbol#match

sym.match(pattern) → matchdata or nil

sym.match(pattern, pos) → matchdata or nil

static VALUE
sym_match_m(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE sym)
{
    return rb_str_match_m(argc, argv, rb_sym2str(sym));
}

Returns sym.to_s.match.

See also #match? #length #intern #name also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0