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Match—Matches rxp against the contents of $_. Equivalent to rxp =~ $_.

   $_ = "input data"
   ~ /at/   #=> 7

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     ~ rxp   => integer or nil
 *  
 *  Match---Matches <i>rxp</i> against the contents of <code>$_</code>.
 *  Equivalent to <code><i>rxp</i> =~ $_</code>.
 *     
 *     $_ = "input data"
 *     ~ /at/   #=> 7
 */

VALUE
rb_reg_match2(re)
    VALUE re;
{
    long start;
    VALUE line = rb_lastline_get();

    if (TYPE(line) != T_STRING) {
        rb_backref_set(Qnil);
        return Qnil;
    }

    start = rb_reg_search(re, line, 0, 0);
    if (start < 0) {
        return Qnil;
    }
    return LONG2FIX(start);
}

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