Method: Regexp#===

Defined in:

re.c

#===(str) ⇒ Boolean

Case Equality---Synonym for Regexp#=~ used in case statements.

a = "HELLO"
case a
when /^[a-z]*$/; print "Lower case\n"
when /^[A-Z]*$/; print "Upper case\n"
else;            print "Mixed case\n"
end

produces:

Upper case

Returns:

• (Boolean)

# File 're.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     rxp === str   -> true or false
 *
 *  Case Equality---Synonym for <code>Regexp#=~</code> used in case statements.
 *
 *     a = "HELLO"
 *     case a
 *     when /^[a-z]*$/; print "Lower case\n"
 *     when /^[A-Z]*$/; print "Upper case\n"
 *     else;            print "Mixed case\n"
 *     end
 *
 *  <em>produces:</em>
 *
 *     Upper case
 */

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

    str = reg_operand(str, FALSE);
    if (NIL_P(str)) {
    rb_backref_set(Qnil);
    return Qfalse;
    }
    start = rb_reg_search(re, str, 0, 0);
    if (start < 0) {
    return Qfalse;
    }
    return Qtrue;
}