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instance method

String#delete!

(::String::selector selector_0, *::String::selector more_selectors) -> self?
delete!(*selectors) → self or nil

Like String#delete, but modifies self in place; returns self if any characters were deleted, nil otherwise.

Related: see Modifying.

See also #delete #delete_prefix #dedup #delete_prefix! also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0