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Returns a MatchData object describing the match, or nil if there was no match. This is equivalent to retrieving the value of the special variable $~ following a normal match.

   /(.)(.)(.)/.match("abc")[2]   #=> "b"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     rxp.match(str)   => matchdata or nil
 *  
 *  Returns a <code>MatchData</code> object describing the match, or
 *  <code>nil</code> if there was no match. This is equivalent to retrieving the
 *  value of the special variable <code>$~</code> following a normal match.
 *     
 *     /(.)(.)(.)/.match("abc")[2]   #=> "b"
 */

VALUE
rb_reg_match(re, str)
    VALUE re, str;
{
    long start;

    if (NIL_P(str)) {
        rb_backref_set(Qnil);
        return Qnil;
    }
    StringValue(str);
    start = rb_reg_search(re, str, 0, 0);
    if (start < 0) {
        return Qnil;
    }
    return LONG2FIX(start);
}

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