From: Matt Armstrong <matt@...>
Date: 2002-12-15T01:35:51+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] Global Regexp Match Mechanism (//g)

nobu.nokada@softhome.net writes:

>> Though Regexp#match with a character offset may be handy too, since
>> it returns the MatchData.
>
> I also want this extension.
>
> Index: re.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/ruby/src/ruby/re.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.86
> diff -u -2 -p -r1.86 re.c
> --- re.c	12 Dec 2002 09:17:32 -0000	1.86
> +++ re.c	12 Dec 2002 09:31:57 -0000
> @@ -1130,10 +1130,18 @@ rb_reg_match2(re)
>  
>  static VALUE
> -rb_reg_match_m(re, str)
> -    VALUE re, str;
> +rb_reg_match_m(argc, argv, re)

I applied this to the CVS version of Ruby and like it.  I have some
code that could be more efficient with this capability.

<matz>
Please commit it.
</matz>

:-)

Or should an official RCR be filed?