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StringScanner#pointer=() : pointer=() is a StringScanner class method which sets the byte position of the scan pointer.
Syntax: StringScanner.pointer=() Parameter: StringScanner values Return: sets the byte pointerition of the scan pointer.
Example #1 : Ruby
# Ruby code for StringScanner.pointer=() method

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

# declaring StringScanner 
c = StringScanner.new("Mon Sep 12 2018 14:39")

# pointer=() method
c.pointer = 2

puts "#{c.rest}\n\n"

# pointer=() method
c.pointer = 20

puts "#{c.rest}\n\n"
Output :
n Sep 12 2018 14:39

9

Example #2 : Ruby
# Ruby code for StringScanner.pointer=() method

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

# declaring StringScanner 
c = StringScanner.new("hellogeeks")

# pointer=() method
c.pointer = 2

puts "#{c.rest}\n\n"

# pointer=() method
c.pointer = 7

puts "#{c.rest}\n\n"
Output :
llogeeks

eks


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