method

shift

v1_9_3_392 - Show latest stable - Class: YAML::DBM

shift()

public

Removes a [key, value] pair from the database, and returns it. If the database is empty, returns nil.

The order in which values are removed/returned is not guaranteed.

# File lib/yaml/dbm.rb, line 148
    def shift
        a = super
        a[1] = YAML.load( a[1] ) if a
        a
    end