Ruby | StringScanner reset function

StringScanner#reset() : reset() is a StringScanner class method which reset the scan pointer (index 0) and clear matching data.

Syntax: StringScanner.reset()

Parameter: StringScanner values

Return: reset the scan pointer (index 0) and clear matching data.

Example #1 :

# Ruby code for StringScanner.reset() method

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

# declaring StringScanner
c = StringScanner.new("Mon Sep 12 2018 14:39")

# reset() method
c.pos = 2
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

# reset() method
c.pos = 7
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

Output :

String Scanner reset form : #

String Scanner reset form : #

Example #2 :

# Ruby code for StringScanner.reset() method

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

# declaring StringScanner
c = StringScanner.new("hellogeeks")

# reset() method
c.pos = 2
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

# reset() method
c.pos = 7
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

Output :

String Scanner reset form : #

String Scanner reset form : #

Note :
The output value may vary depending on the pointer position in your system.