From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-05-20T23:40:04+09:00
Subject: Re: why no MatchData#match ?

On 20.05.2007 16:16, Martin DeMello wrote:
> I use MatchData infrequently enough that I keep being thrown by the
> lack of a #match method, to go along with #pre_match and #post_match.
> #[0] simply isn't as self-documenting.

Probably because "match" sounds like the MD would be able to match again 
(like Regexp.match).  If you can come up with an unambiguous name I'd 
make it a RCR.

Kind regards

	robert