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instance method

Regexp#source

() -> ::String

source → string

static VALUE
rb_reg_source(VALUE re)
{
    VALUE str;

    rb_reg_check(re);
    str = rb_str_dup(RREGEXP_SRC(re));
    return str;
}

Returns the original string of self:

Example

/ab+c/ix.source # => "ab+c"

Regexp escape sequences are retained:

Example

/\x20\+/.source  # => "\\x20\\+"

Lexer escape characters are not retained:

Example

/\//.source  # => "/"

See also #options #timeout #names #to_s also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0