Returns the external encoding for files read from ARGF as an Encoding object. The external encoding is the encoding of the text as stored in a file. Contrast with ARGF.internal_encoding, which is the encoding used to represent this text within Ruby.
To set the external encoding use ARGF.set_encoding.
For example:
ARGF.external_encoding #=> #<Encoding:UTF-8>
Returns the internal encoding for strings read from ARGF as an Encoding object.
If ARGF.set_encoding has been called with two encoding names, the second is returned. Otherwise, if Encoding.default_external has been set, that value is returned. Failing that, if a default external encoding was specified on the command-line, that value is used. If the encoding is unknown, nil is returned.
If single argument is specified, strings read from ARGF are tagged with the encoding specified.
If two encoding names separated by a colon are given, e.g. “ascii:utf-8”, the read string is converted from the first encoding (external encoding) to the second encoding (internal encoding), then tagged with the second encoding.
If two arguments are specified, they must be encoding objects or encoding names. Again, the first specifies the external encoding; the second specifies the internal encoding.
If the external encoding and the internal encoding are specified, the optional Hash argument can be used to adjust the conversion process. The structure of this hash is explained in the String#encode documentation.
For example:
ARGF.set_encoding('ascii') # Tag the input as US-ASCII text ARGF.set_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8) # Tag the input as UTF-8 text ARGF.set_encoding('utf-8','ascii') # Transcode the input from US-ASCII # to UTF-8.
Returns the encoded column separator; used for parsing and writing; see {Option col_sep}:
CSV.new('').col_sep # => ","
Returns the encoding of the internal IO object.
Creates a new compiler for ERB. See ERB::Compiler.new for details
‘get_option’ is an alias of ‘get’.
‘each_option’ is an alias of ‘each’.
Returns a string containing the IP address representation in canonical form.
Returns true if the ipaddr is an IPv4-compatible IPv6 address.
Returns a new ipaddr built by converting the native IPv4 address into an IPv4-compatible IPv6 address.
Returns the IPv6 zone identifier, if present. Raises InvalidAddressError if not an IPv6 address.
Returns the IPv6 zone identifier, if present. Raises InvalidAddressError if not an IPv6 address.
Returns the Ruby source filename and line number of the binding object.
Creates an option from the given parameters params. See Parameters for New Options.
The block, if given, is the handler for the created option. When the option is encountered during command-line parsing, the block is called with the argument given for the option, if any. See Option Handlers.
The new option is added at the head of the summary.
Creates an option from the given parameters params. See Parameters for New Options.
The block, if given, is the handler for the created option. When the option is encountered during command-line parsing, the block is called with the argument given for the option, if any. See Option Handlers.
The new option is added at the tail of the summary.
Returns additional info.
Returns the sharing detection flag as a boolean value. It is false (nil) by default.
Sets the sharing detection flag to b.
Returns the portion of the original string after the current match. Equivalent to the special variable $'.
m = /(.)(.)(\d+)(\d)/.match("THX1138: The Movie") m.post_match #=> ": The Movie"