Methods
Public Instance methods
match(index=0)

Return the primary match string. This is equivalent to +md[0]+. 

  md = /123/.match "123456"
  md.match  #=> "123"

 CREDIT: Martin DeMello

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# File lib/facets/matchdata/match.rb, line 10
  def match(index=0)
    self[index]
  end
matchset()

Returns [ pre_match, matchtree, post_match ]. (see matchtree) 

  md = /(bb)(cc(dd))(ee)/.match "XXaabbccddeeffXX"
  md.to_a      #=> ["XXaabbccddeeffXX", "bb", "ccdd", "dd", "ee"]
  md.matchset  #=> ["XXaa", [["bb"], ["cc", ["dd"]], "ee"], "ffXX"]

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# File lib/facets/matchdata/matchset.rb, line 11
  def matchset
     [pre_match, matchtree, post_match]
  end
matchtree(index=0)

An alternate to to_a which returns the matches in order corresponding with the regular expression. 

  md = /(bb)(cc(dd))(ee)/.match "XXaabbccddeeffXX"
  md.to_a       #=> ["XXaabbccddeeffXX", "bb", "ccdd", "dd", "ee"]
  md.matchtree  #=> [["bb"], ["cc", ["dd"]], "ee"]

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# File lib/facets/matchdata/matchset.rb, line 24
  def matchtree(index=0)
    ret=[]
    b, e=self.begin(index), self.end(index)
    while (index+=1)<=length
      if index==length || (bi=self.begin(index))>=e
        # we are finished, if something is left, then add it
        ret << string[b, e-b] if e>b
        break
      else
        if bi>=b
          ret << string[b, bi-b] if bi>b
          ret << matchtree(index)
          b=self.end(index)
        end
      end
    end
    return ret
  end