From: duerst@...
Date: 2014-12-25T06:50:40+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:67122] [ruby-trunk - Feature #10645] Consider adding support of .first to MatchData object like MatchData[0]

Issue #10645 has been updated by Martin D��rst.


Robert A. Heiler wrote:

> Would it be consistent to consider adding
> support of .first to MatchData as well?
> 
> class Array has it - I kind of assumed that
> MatchData is a bit similar to Array.

The question is how similar exactly. What other array methods would you expect? MatchData has a to_a method, so it can be treated as an array. Should it be changed to include Enumerable? Enumerable would have #first, and many other methods.

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Feature #10645: Consider adding support of .first to MatchData object like MatchData[0]
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10645#change-50625

* Author: Robert A. Heiler
* Status: Open
* Priority: Low
* Assignee: 
* Category: 
* Target version: 
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Hi,

Lately I was using match data

test_string = "<h6>This is heading 6</h6>"

match = /\<h\d+\>(.+)\<\/h\d+\>/.match(test_string)

Then I tried to do this:

  puts match.first

It did not work.

  puts match[0]

Is the way to go.

My question is:

Would it be consistent to consider adding
support of .first to MatchData as well?

class Array has it - I kind of assumed that
MatchData is a bit similar to Array.

Thanks,



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