method

readlines

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: IO

readlines(...) public

Reads all of the lines in ios, and returns them in anArray. Lines are separated by the optional sep_string. If sep_string is nil, the rest of the stream is returned as a single record. The stream must be opened for reading or an IOError will be raised.

f = File.new("testfile")
f.readlines[0]   #=> "This is line one\n"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     ios.readlines(sep_string=$/)  =>   array
 *  
 *  Reads all of the lines in <em>ios</em>, and returns them in
 *  <i>anArray</i>. Lines are separated by the optional
 *  <i>sep_string</i>. If <i>sep_string</i> is <code>nil</code>, the
 *  rest of the stream is returned as a single record.
 *  The stream must be opened for reading or an
 *  <code>IOError</code> will be raised.
 *     
 *     f = File.new("testfile")
 *     f.readlines[0]   #=> "This is line one\n"
 */

static VALUE
rb_io_readlines(argc, argv, io)
    int argc;
    VALUE *argv;
    VALUE io;
{
    VALUE line, ary;
    VALUE rs;

    if (argc == 0) {
        rs = rb_rs;
    }
    else {
        rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "1", &rs);
        if (!NIL_P(rs)) StringValue(rs);
    }
    ary = rb_ary_new();
    while (!NIL_P(line = rb_io_getline(rs, io))) {
        rb_ary_push(ary, line);
    }
    return ary;
}

readlines

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