Regexp#source() : source() is a Regexp class method which returns the original string of the pattern.
Syntax: Regexp.source()
Parameter: Regexp values
Return: original string of the pattern.
Example #1 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.source() method # declaring Regexp value reg_a = /a/ # declaring Regexp value reg_b = /\xa1\xa2/e # declaring Regexp value reg_c =/(?<go>.)(?< for >.)(?<it>.)/
# source method puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_a.source}\n\n"
puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_b.source}\n\n"
puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_c.source}\n\n"
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Output :
Regexp source form : a Regexp source form : \xa1\xa2 Regexp source form : (?.)(?.)(?.)
Example #2 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.source() method # declaring Regexp value reg_a = /geeks/ix # declaring Regexp value reg_b = /(?<hi>.)(?<there>.)e/ # declaring Regexp value reg_c = /(?<i>.)(?<can>.)(?<code>.)/ # source method puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_a.source}\n\n"
puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_b.source}\n\n"
puts "Regexp source form : #{reg_c.source}\n\n"
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Output :
Regexp source form : geeks
Regexp source form : (?.)(?.)e
Regexp source form : (?.)(?.)(?.)