abbrev(pattern = nil)
Instance Public methods
Calculates the set of unambiguous abbreviations for the strings in
self.
1 2 3 4 | require 'abbrev'%w{ car cone }.abbrev#=> {"ca" => "car", "con"=>"cone", "co" => "cone", "car"=>"car", "cone" => "cone"} |
The optional pattern parameter is a pattern or a string. Only
input strings that match the pattern or start with the string are included
in the output hash.
1 2 3 | %w{ fast boat day }.abbrev(/^.a/)#=> {"fas"=>"fast", "fa"=>"fast", "da"=>"day", "fast"=>"fast", "day"=>"day"} |
See also Abbrev.abbrev
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