method
named_captures

named_captures()
public
Returns a Hash using named capture.
A key of the hash is a name of the named captures. A value of the hash is a string of last successful capture of corresponding group.
m = /(?<a>.)(?<b>.)/.match("01") m.named_captures #=> {"a" => "0", "b" => "1"} m = /(?<a>.)(?<b>.)?/.match("0") m.named_captures #=> {"a" => "0", "b" => nil} m = /(?<a>.)(?<a>.)/.match("01") m.named_captures #=> {"a" => "1"} m = /(?<a>x)|(?<a>y)/.match("x") m.named_captures #=> {"a" => "x"}