method

squeeze

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - 2 notes - Class: String

squeeze(...) public

Builds a set of characters from the other_str parameter(s) using the procedure described for String#count. Returns a new string where runs of the same character that occur in this set are replaced by a single character. If no arguments are given, all runs of identical characters are replaced by a single character.

   "yellow moon".squeeze                  #=> "yelow mon"
   "  now   is  the".squeeze(" ")         #=> " now is the"
   "putters shoot balls".squeeze("m-z")   #=> "puters shot balls"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     str.squeeze([other_str]*)    => new_str
 *  
 *  Builds a set of characters from the <i>other_str</i> parameter(s) using the
 *  procedure described for <code>String#count</code>. Returns a new string
 *  where runs of the same character that occur in this set are replaced by a
 *  single character. If no arguments are given, all runs of identical
 *  characters are replaced by a single character.
 *     
 *     "yellow moon".squeeze                  #=> "yelow mon"
 *     "  now   is  the".squeeze(" ")         #=> " now is the"
 *     "putters shoot balls".squeeze("m-z")   #=> "puters shot balls"
 */

static VALUE
rb_str_squeeze(argc, argv, str)
    int argc;
    VALUE *argv;
    VALUE str;
{
    str = rb_str_dup(str);
    rb_str_squeeze_bang(argc, argv, str);
    return str;
}

October 9, 2010

6 thanks

Be Advised

Also may convert original string into Jamaican.

e.g.

"green moon".squeeze  #=> "gren mon"

November 12, 2013

0 thanks

Be aware

'John    Doe №88'.sqeeze 
=> 'John Doe №8' # with just one '8'

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