Ruby | Regexp compile() function

Regexp#compile() : compile() is a Regexp class method which completes a new Regular Expression.

Syntax: Regexp.compile()

Parameter: Regexp values

Return: creates a new Regular Expression.

Example #1 :

# Ruby code for Regexp.compile() method

# declaring Regexp value
reg_a = Regexp.compile(/a/)

# declaring Regexp value
reg_c = Regexp.compile('\*?{}.')

#  compile method
puts "Regexp compile form : #{reg_a}\n\n"

puts "Regexp compile form : #{reg_c}\n\n"

Output :

Regexp compile form : (?-mix:a)

Regexp compile form : (?-mix:\*?{}.)

Example #2 :

# Ruby code for Regexp.compile() method

# declaring Regexp value
reg_a = Regexp.compile(/geeks/)


# declaring Regexp value
reg_b = Regexp.compile('/(?<geeks>.)(?<for>.)(?<geeks>.)/')

# declaring Regexp value
reg_c = Regexp.compile('\*?????{}.')



#  compile method
puts "Regexp compile form : #{reg_a}\n\n"

puts "Regexp compile form : #{reg_b}\n\n"

puts "Regexp compile form : #{reg_c}\n\n"

Output :

Regexp compile form : (?-mix:geeks)

Regexp compile form : (?-mix:\/(?.)(?.)(?.)\/)

Regexp compile form : (?-mix:\*?????{}.)