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Ruby regex named capture
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| [1] pry(main)> str = "Candy bar" | |
| => "Candy bar" | |
| [2] pry(main)> /(?<word>\w+)/ =~ str | |
| => 0 | |
| [3] pry(main)> word | |
| => "Candy" | |
| [4] pry(main)> str =~ /(?<w>\w+)/ | |
| => 0 | |
| [5] pry(main)> w | |
| NameError: undefined local variable or method `w' for main:Object | |
| from (pry):5:in `<main>' | |
| [6] pry(main)> |
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