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Maintenance Ruby 3.3 gets fixes, but no new features. Switch to Ruby 4.0 →

instance method

StringScanner#fixed_anchor?

scanner.fixed_anchor? → true or false

Whether scanner uses fixed anchor mode or not.

If fixed anchor mode is used, A always matches the beginning of the string. Otherwise, A always matches the current position.

See also #exist? #get_byte #eos? #getbyte also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0