From: Leslie Viljoen <leslieviljoen@...>
Date: 2006-05-26T20:41:08+09:00
Subject: Re: String Match method =~ error

On 5/26/06, mitchell <fs8206@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Tim Kuntz wrote:
> > The Ruby doc states the following for a String#=~
> >
> >  "cat o' 9 tails" =~ '\d'   #=> nil
> >
> > When I run what looks like the same command, I get the following error.
> >
> > irb(main):001:0> "cat o' 9 tails" =~ '\d'
> > TypeError: type mismatch: String given
> >         from (irb):1:in `=~'
> >         from (irb):1
> >
> > I have tried this on a couple of different environments but always
> > Ruby 1.8.4. Can anyone provide me with any insight as to why I don't
> > get the nil return value?
> >
> > tim
>
> "cat o' 9 tails" =~ /\d/

ie. Ruby Doc is wrong?