From: sonots@... Date: 2016-09-07T06:42:35+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:77176] [Ruby trunk Feature#12694] Want a String method to remove heading substr Issue #12694 has been updated by Naotoshi Seo. We discussed about this ticket on ruby development meeting. Python lstrip http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/string_lstrip.htm takes character classes as an argument, so providing a substring as an argument will introduce confusion. We need to think of new naming. What about `String#lchomp` or `String#remove_prefix` or `String#head_chop` for example? ---------------------------------------- Feature #12694: Want a String method to remove heading substr https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12694#change-60390 * Author: Naotoshi Seo * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: ---------------------------------------- I often write codes like: ```ruby str = 'abcdef' substr = 'abc' str[substr.size..-1] if str.index(substr) == 0 #=> 'def' # or str.sub(/^#{substr}/, '') #=> 'def' ``` I want a short hand which is something like: ```ruby str = 'abcdef' substr = 'abc' str.rstrip(substr) #=> 'def' ``` Having similar argument for `String#lstrip` would be nice for symmetry although we already have `String#chomp(substr)` -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: