skip_until(pattern)
Instance Public methods
Advances the scan pointer until pattern
is matched and
consumed. Returns the number of bytes advanced, or nil
if no
match was found.
Look ahead to match pattern
, and advance the scan pointer to
the end of the match. Return the number of characters advanced,
or nil
if the match was unsuccessful.
It's similar to scan_until, but without returning the intervening string.
s = StringScanner.new("Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39") s.skip_until /12/ # -> 10 s #
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