method

gsub!

ruby latest stable - Class: Kernel

Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v1_8_7_330) is shown here.

gsub!(...)
public

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

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