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class String
  # Returns first _n_ characters.
  #
  #   require 'facet/string/first_char'
  #
  #   "Hello World".first_char(3)  #=> "Hel"
  #
  def first_char(n=1)
    slice(0, n.to_i)
  end
end


# __TEST__

if __FILE__ == $0
  require 'test/unit'
  class TestCase < Test::Unit::TestCase
    def test_first
      assert_equal( "Hel", "Hello World".first_char(3) )
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
facets-0.7.0	lib/facet/string/first_char.rb
facets-0.7.1	lib/facet/string/first_char.rb
facets-0.7.2	lib/facet/string/first_char.rb