From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2003-09-13T10:18:36+09:00
Subject: Re: String#start_with? / #end_with?

On Saturday, September 13, 2003, 10:52:35 AM, Mark wrote:

> !self.match(/\A#{Regexp.escape(little_string)}/).nil?

> I think this, and the corresponding 'end_with?' method, is now a good 
> candidate for the String section of the Standard Class Extensions 
> category on the RubyGarden Wiki.


Done.  I added an extra implementation which at first blush appears to
give better performance.

Gavin