Ruby | Symbol match function

Symbol#match() : match() is a Symbol class method which matches the pattern with symbol.

Syntax: Symbol.match()

Parameter: Symbol values

Return: position – if pattern matches the Symbol otherwise return nil

Example #1 :

# Ruby code for Symbol.match() method

# declaring Symbol
a = :aBcDeF

# declaring Symbol
b = :"\u{e4 f6 fc}"

# declaring Symbol
c = :ABCDEF

# Symbol
puts "Symbol a : #{a}\n\n"
puts "Symbol b : #{b}\n\n"
puts "Symbol c : #{c}\n\n\n\n"


# match form
puts "Symbol a match form : #{a.match(/D/)}\n\n"
puts "Symbol b match form : #{b.match(/o/)}\n\n"
puts "Symbol c match form : #{c.match(/C/)}\n\n"

Output :

Symbol a : aBcDeF

Symbol b : äöü

Symbol c : ABCDEF



Symbol a match form : 3

Symbol b match form : 

Symbol c match form : 2

Example #2 :

# Ruby code for Symbol.match() method

# declaring Symbol
a = :geeks

# declaring Symbol
b = :"\u{e5 f6 f3}"

# declaring Symbol
c = :GEEKS

# Symbol
puts "Symbol a : #{a}\n\n"
puts "Symbol b : #{b}\n\n"
puts "Symbol c : #{c}\n\n\n\n"


# match form
puts "Symbol a match form : #{a.match(/g/)}\n\n"
puts "Symbol b match form : #{b.match(/a/)}\n\n"
puts "Symbol c match form : #{c.match(/EE/)}\n\n"

Output :

Symbol a : geeks

Symbol b : åöó

Symbol c : GEEKS



Symbol a match form : 0

Symbol b match form : 

Symbol c match form : 1