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class String
# Turns a string into a regular expression.
# By default it will escape all characters.
# Use <tt>false</tt> argument to turn off escaping.
#
# "[".to_re #=> /\[/
#
def to_re(esc=true)
Regexp.new((esc ? Regexp.escape(self) : self))
end
# Turns a string into a regular expression.
# Unlike #to_re this will not escape characters.
#
# "a?".to_rx #=> /a?/
#
def to_rx
Regexp.new(self)
end
end
# _____ _
# |_ _|__ ___| |_
# | |/ _ \/ __| __|
# | | __/\__ \ |_
# |_|\___||___/\__|
#
=begin test
require 'test/unit'
class TCString < Test::Unit::TestCase
def test_to_re
assert_equal( /abc/, "abc".to_re )
assert_equal( /a\+bc/, "a+bc".to_re )
assert_equal( /a+bc/, "a+bc".to_re(false) )
end
end
=end
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