Ruby | String each_codepoint Method

each_codepoint is a String class method in Ruby which is used to pass the integer ordinal of each character in the given string. It is also known as a codepoint when applied to Unicode strings to the given block. An enumerator is returned if no block is given.

Syntax: str.each_codepoint

Parameters: Here, str is the given string.

Returns: A integer ordinal or a enumerator.

Example 1:

# Ruby program to demonstrate
# the each_codepoint method

# Taking a string and
# using the method
puts "Sample\u0639".each_codepoint{|b| print b, ' ' }
puts "Input".each_codepoint{|b| print b, ' ' }

Output:

83 97 109 112 108 101 1593 Sample
73 110 112 117 116 Input

Example 2:

# Ruby program to demonstrate
# the each_codepoint method

# Taking a string and
# using the method
puts "Ruby".each_codepoint{|b| print b, ' ' }
puts "String".each_codepoint{|b| print b, ' ' }

Output:

82 117 98 121 Ruby
83 116 114 105 110 103 String