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Ruby | StringScanner reset function

Last Updated : 09 Dec, 2019
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StringScanner#reset() : reset() is a StringScanner class method which reset the scan pointer (index 0) and clear matching data.
Syntax: StringScanner.reset() Parameter: StringScanner values Return: reset the scan pointer (index 0) and clear matching data.
Example #1 : Ruby
# Ruby code for StringScanner.reset() method

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

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

# reset() method
c.pos = 2
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

# reset() method
c.pos = 7
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"
Output :
String Scanner reset form : #

String Scanner reset form : #

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

# loading StringScanner
require 'strscan'

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

# reset() method
c.pos = 2
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"

# reset() method
c.pos = 7
puts "String Scanner reset form : #{c.reset}\n\n"
Output :
String Scanner reset form : #

String Scanner reset form : #

Note : The output value may vary depending on the pointer position in your system.

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