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string() public

Returns a frozen copy of the string passed in to match.

m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
m.string   #=> "THX1138."

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     mtch.string   => str
 *  
 *  Returns a frozen copy of the string passed in to <code>match</code>.
 *     
 *     m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138.")
 *     m.string   #=> "THX1138."
 */

static VALUE
match_string(match)
    VALUE match;
{
    match_check(match);
    return RMATCH(match)->str;  /* str is frozen */
}

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