From: cody-soultz@... Date: 2016-09-06T19:43:55+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:77163] [Ruby trunk Misc#12730] Documentation String.splice(regex) Issue #12730 has been reported by Cody Soultz. ---------------------------------------- Misc #12730: Documentation String.splice(regex) https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12730 * Author: Cody Soultz * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: ---------------------------------------- at http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/String.html#method-i-slice-21 In the example string = "this is a string" string.slice!(/s.*t/) #=> "sa st" When ran in irb the result is different than shown because the regex starts at the first s and then ends at the last t. in irb 2.3.0 :001 > string = "this is a string" => "this is a string" 2.3.0 :002 > string.slice!(/s.*t/) => "s is a st" the documentation should be: string.slice!(/s.*t/) #=> "s is a st" -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: