Ruby | Regexp names() function
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11 Jun, 2021
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Regexp#names() : names() is a Regexp class method which produces a formatted string-version of regular expression.
Syntax: Regexp.names()
Parameter: Regexp values
Return: a formatted string-version of regular expression
Example #1 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.names() method
# declaring Regexp value
reg_a = /a/
# declaring Regexp value
reg_b = /geeks/
# declaring Regexp value
reg_c =/(?<go>.)(?<for>.)(?<it>.)/
# names method
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_a.names}\n\n"
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_b.names}\n\n"
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_c.names}\n\n"
Output :
Regexp names form : [] Regexp names form : [] Regexp names form : ["go", "for", "it"]
Example #2 :
# Ruby code for Regexp.names() method
# declaring Regexp value
reg_a = /geeks/
# declaring Regexp value
reg_b = /(?<hi>.)(?<there>.)/
# declaring Regexp value
reg_c = /(?<i>.)(?<can>.)(?<code>.)/
# names method
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_a.names}\n\n"
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_b.names}\n\n"
puts "Regexp names form : #{reg_c.names}\n\n"
Output :
Regexp names form : [] Regexp names form : ["hi", "there"] Regexp names form : ["i", "can", "code"]