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match:ETI"String#match;TF:publico:RDoc::Markup::Document:@parts[o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph;	[I"SReturns a MatchData object (or +nil+) based on +self+ and the given +pattern+.;To:RDoc::Markup::BlankLine�o;
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;	[I"IComputes +regexp+ by converting +pattern+ (if not already a Regexp).;To:RDoc::Markup::Verbatim;	[I""regexp = Regexp.new(pattern)
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;	[I"LComputes +matchdata+, which will be either a MatchData object or +nil+ ;TI"(see Regexp#match):;To;;	[I"(matchdata = <tt>regexp.match(self)
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;	[I";With no block given, returns the computed +matchdata+:;T@o;;	[I",'foo'.match('f') # => #<MatchData "f">
;TI",'foo'.match('o') # => #<MatchData "o">
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;	[I"PIf Integer argument +offset+ is given, the search begins at index +offset+:;T@o;;	[I""'foo'.match('f', 1) # => nil
;TI"/'foo'.match('o', 1) # => #<MatchData "o">
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string.c;T:0@omit_headings_from_table_of_contents_below0I"lmatch(pattern, offset = 0) -> matchdata or nil
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