Sets the data mode in self to binary mode; see Data Mode.
Sets the current position and line number to zero; see Position and Line Number.
Pushes back (“unshifts”) a character or integer onto the stream; see Character IO.
Pushes back (“unshifts”) an 8-bit byte onto the stream; see Byte IO.
Appends the given string to the underlying buffer string. The stream must be opened for writing. If the argument is not a string, it will be converted to a string using to_s. Returns the number of bytes written. See IO#write.
Returns the size of the buffer string.
Truncates the buffer string to at most integer bytes. The stream must be opened for writing.
Sets the scan pointer to the end of the string and clear matching data.
Returns the byte position of the scan pointer. In the ‘reset’ position, this value is zero. In the ‘terminated’ position (i.e. the string is exhausted), this value is the bytesize of the string.
In short, it’s a 0-based index into bytes of the string.
s = StringScanner.new('test string') s.pos # -> 0 s.scan_until /str/ # -> "test str" s.pos # -> 8 s.terminate # -> #<StringScanner fin> s.pos # -> 11
Sets the byte position of the scan pointer.
s = StringScanner.new('test string') s.pos = 7 # -> 7 s.rest # -> "ring"
Looks ahead to see if the pattern exists anywhere in the string, without advancing the scan pointer. This predicates whether a scan_until will return a value.
s = StringScanner.new('test string') s.exist? /s/ # -> 3 s.scan /test/ # -> "test" s.exist? /s/ # -> 2 s.exist? /e/ # -> nil
Returns true if and only if there is more data in the string. See eos?. This method is obsolete; use eos? instead.
s = StringScanner.new('test string') # These two are opposites s.eos? # => false s.rest? # => true
Returns the “rest” of the string (i.e. everything after the scan pointer). If there is no more data (eos? = true), it returns "".
s.restsize is equivalent to s.rest_size. This method is obsolete; use rest_size instead.
Returns a string that represents the StringScanner object, showing:
the current position
the size of the string
the characters surrounding the scan pointer
s = StringScanner.new(“Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39”) s.inspect # -> ‘#<StringScanner 0/21 @ “Fri D…”>’ s.scan_until /12/ # -> “Fri Dec 12” s.inspect # -> ‘#<StringScanner 10/21 “…ec 12” @ “ 1975…”>’
Runs OLE method. The first argument specifies the method name of OLE Automation object. The others specify argument of the method. If you can not execute method directly, then use this method instead.
excel = WIN32OLE.new('Excel.Application') excel.invoke('Quit') # => same as excel.Quit
Runs the early binding method. The 1st argument specifies dispatch ID, the 2nd argument specifies the array of arguments, the 3rd argument specifies the array of the type of arguments.
excel = WIN32OLE.new('Excel.Application') excel._invoke(302, [], []) # same effect as excel.Quit
Returns a new String containing the hash entries:
h = {foo: 0, bar: 1, baz: 2} h.inspect # => "{:foo=>0, :bar=>1, :baz=>2}"
Associates the given value with the given key; returns value.
If the given key exists, replaces its value with the given value; the ordering is not affected (see Entry Order):
h = {foo: 0, bar: 1} h[:foo] = 2 # => 2 h.store(:bar, 3) # => 3 h # => {:foo=>2, :bar=>3}
If key does not exist, adds the key and value; the new entry is last in the order (see Entry Order):
h = {foo: 0, bar: 1} h[:baz] = 2 # => 2 h.store(:bat, 3) # => 3 h # => {:foo=>0, :bar=>1, :baz=>2, :bat=>3}
Returns a new Hash object with the each key-value pair inverted:
h = {foo: 0, bar: 1, baz: 2} h1 = h.invert h1 # => {0=>:foo, 1=>:bar, 2=>:baz}
Overwrites any repeated new keys: (see Entry Order):
h = {foo: 0, bar: 0, baz: 0} h.invert # => {0=>:baz}
Returns true if key is a key in self, otherwise false.
Creates, updates, or deletes the named environment variable, returning the value. Both name and value may be instances of String. See Valid Names and Values.
If the named environment variable does not exist:
If value is nil, does nothing.
ENV.clear ENV['foo'] = nil # => nil ENV.include?('foo') # => false ENV.store('bar', nil) # => nil ENV.include?('bar') # => false
If value is not nil, creates the environment variable with name and value:
# Create 'foo' using ENV.[]=. ENV['foo'] = '0' # => '0' ENV['foo'] # => '0' # Create 'bar' using ENV.store. ENV.store('bar', '1') # => '1' ENV['bar'] # => '1'
If the named environment variable exists:
If value is not nil, updates the environment variable with value value:
# Update 'foo' using ENV.[]=. ENV['foo'] = '2' # => '2' ENV['foo'] # => '2' # Update 'bar' using ENV.store. ENV.store('bar', '3') # => '3' ENV['bar'] # => '3'
If value is nil, deletes the environment variable:
# Delete 'foo' using ENV.[]=. ENV['foo'] = nil # => nil ENV.include?('foo') # => false # Delete 'bar' using ENV.store. ENV.store('bar', nil) # => nil ENV.include?('bar') # => false
Raises an exception if name or value is invalid. See Invalid Names and Values.
Returns a Hash whose keys are the ENV values, and whose values are the corresponding ENV names:
ENV.replace('foo' => '0', 'bar' => '1') ENV.invert # => {"1"=>"bar", "0"=>"foo"}
For a duplicate ENV value, overwrites the hash entry:
ENV.replace('foo' => '0', 'bar' => '0') ENV.invert # => {"0"=>"foo"}
Note that the order of the ENV processing is OS-dependent, which means that the order of overwriting is also OS-dependent. See About Ordering.