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class method
Regexp.union
Regexp.union(*patterns) → regexp
Regexp.union(array_of_patterns) → 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);
}
Returns a new regexp that is the union of the given patterns:
Example
r = Regexp.union(%w[cat dog]) # => /cat|dog/ r.match('cat') # => #<MatchData "cat"> r.match('dog') # => #<MatchData "dog"> r.match('cog') # => nil
For each pattern that is a string, Regexp.new(pattern) is used:
Example
Regexp.union('penzance') # => /penzance/ Regexp.union('a+b*c') # => /a\+b\*c/ Regexp.union('skiing', 'sledding') # => /skiing|sledding/ Regexp.union(['skiing', 'sledding']) # => /skiing|sledding/
For each pattern that is a regexp, it is used as is, including its flags:
Example
Regexp.union(/foo/i, /bar/m, /baz/x) # => /(?i-mx:foo)|(?m-ix:bar)|(?x-mi:baz)/ Regexp.union([/foo/i, /bar/m, /baz/x]) # => /(?i-mx:foo)|(?m-ix:bar)|(?x-mi:baz)/
With no arguments, returns /(?!)/:
Example
Regexp.union # => /(?!)/
If any regexp pattern contains captures, the behavior is unspecified.