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instance method

NilClass#=~

(untyped obj) -> nil

nil =~ object → nil

static VALUE
nil_match(VALUE obj1, VALUE obj2)
{
    return Qnil;
}

Returns nil.

This method makes it useful to write:

Example

while gets =~ /re/
  # ...
end

See also #=== #^ #& #| also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0