Symbol#match

match(pattern, offset = 0) → matchdata or nil

match(pattern, offset = 0) {|matchdata| } → object

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

Equivalent to self.to_s.match, including possible updates to global variables; see String#match.

See also #match? #length #intern #name also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0