method

gsub!

Ruby latest stable (v1_8_7_72) - 0 notes - Class: Kernel

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gsub!(...) public

Equivalent to Kernel::gsub, except nil is returned if $_ is not modified.

   $_ = "quick brown fox"
   gsub! /cat/, '*'   #=> nil
   $_                 #=> "quick brown fox"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     gsub!(pattern, replacement)    => string or nil
 *     gsub!(pattern) {|...| block }  => string or nil
 *  
 *  Equivalent to <code>Kernel::gsub</code>, except <code>nil</code> is
 *  returned if <code>$_</code> is not modified.
 *     
 *     $_ = "quick brown fox"
 *     gsub! /cat/, '*'   #=> nil
 *     $_                 #=> "quick brown fox"
 */

static VALUE
rb_f_gsub_bang(argc, argv)
    int argc;
    VALUE *argv;
{
    return rb_str_gsub_bang(argc, argv, uscore_get());
}

gsub!

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