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instance method

String#lstrip!

(*::String::selector) -> self?
lstrip!(*selectors) → self or nil

Like String#lstrip, except that:

  • Performs stripping in self (not in a copy of self).

  • Returns self if any characters are stripped, nil otherwise.

Related: see Modifying.

See also #lstrip #match #ljust #match? also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0