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instance method
String#strip!
strip! → self or nil
string.c
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static VALUE
rb_str_strip_bang(VALUE str)
{
char *start;
long olen, loffset, roffset;
rb_encoding *enc;
str_modify_keep_cr(str);
enc = STR_ENC_GET(str);
RSTRING_GETMEM(str, start, olen);
loffset = lstrip_offset(str, start, start+olen, enc);
roffset = rstrip_offset(str, start+loffset, start+olen, enc);
if (loffset > 0 || roffset > 0) {
long len = olen-roffset;
if (loffset > 0) {
len -= loffset;
memmove(start, start + loffset, len);
}
STR_SET_LEN(str, len);
TERM_FILL(start+len, rb_enc_mbminlen(enc));
return str;
}
return Qnil;
}
Like String#strip, except that any modifications are made in self; returns self if any modification are made, nil otherwise.
Related: String#lstrip!, String#strip!.