method

replace

v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: String

replace(p1) public

Replaces the contents and taintedness of str with the corresponding values in other_str.

s = "hello"         #=> "hello"
s.replace "world"   #=> "world"

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VALUE
rb_str_replace(VALUE str, VALUE str2)
{
    long len;
    if (str == str2) return str;

    StringValue(str2);
    len = RSTRING_LEN(str2);
    if (STR_ASSOC_P(str2)) {
        str2 = rb_str_new4(str2);
    }
    if (str_independent(str) && !STR_EMBED_P(str)) {
        xfree(RSTRING_PTR(str));
    }
    if (STR_SHARED_P(str2)) {
        STR_SET_NOEMBED(str);
        RSTRING(str)->as.heap.len = len;
        RSTRING(str)->as.heap.ptr = RSTRING_PTR(str2);
        FL_SET(str, ELTS_SHARED);
        FL_UNSET(str, STR_ASSOC);
        RSTRING(str)->as.heap.aux.shared = RSTRING(str2)->as.heap.aux.shared;
    }
    else {
        str_replace_shared(str, rb_str_new4(str2));
    }

    OBJ_INFECT(str, str2);
    rb_enc_cr_str_exact_copy(str, str2);
    return str;
}

replace

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