Method: Parslet.match

Defined in:
lib/parslet.rb

.match(str) ⇒ Parslet::Atoms::Re

Returns an atom matching a character class. All regular expressions can be used, as long as they match only a single character at a time.

match('[ab]')     # will match either 'a' or 'b'
match('[\n\s]')   # will match newlines and spaces

There is also another (convenience) form of this method:

match['a-z']      # synonymous to match('[a-z]')
match['\n']       # synonymous to match('[\n]')

Returns a parslet atom.

Parameters:

  • str (String) —

    character class to match (regexp syntax)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/parslet.rb', line 142

def match(str=nil)
  return DelayedMatchConstructor.new unless str
  
  return Atoms::Re.new(str)
end