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Ruby | String delete! Method

Last Updated : 13 Dec, 2019
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delete! is a String class method in Ruby which is used to perform a delete operation, returning the given string, or nil if the given string was not modified.
Syntax: str.delete!(parameter_list) Parameters: Here, str is the given string and parameter_list are the specified characters. Returns: nil if the string not modified.
Example 1: Ruby
# Ruby program to demonstrate 
# the delete! method 
     
# Taking a string and 
# using the method
str = "String Counting"
puts str.delete! "ing"
Output:
Str Cout
Example 2: Ruby
# Ruby program to demonstrate 
# the delete! method 
     
# Taking a string and 
# using the method
str = "String Counting"
puts str.delete! "ing", "^n"

str2 = "Ruby Method"

puts str2.delete! "ZXC"
Output:
Strn Countn


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