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method

match

v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - Class: REXML::IOSource
match( pattern, cons=false )
public

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# File lib/rexml/source.rb, line 211
    def match( pattern, cons=false )
      rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
      @buffer = $' if cons and rv
      while !rv and @source
        begin
          str = @source.readline(@line_break)
          str = decode(str) if @to_utf and str
          @buffer << str
          rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
          @buffer = $' if cons and rv
        rescue
          @source = nil
        end
      end
      rv.taint
      rv
    end