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* doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex
[Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606 [ci skip] git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@46096 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
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Sun May 25 10:34:15 2014 Zachary Scott <e@zzak.io>
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* doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex
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[Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606
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Sun May 25 10:19:34 2014 Zachary Scott <e@zzak.io>
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* enum.c: [DOC] Use #find in example to clarify alias by @rachellogie
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\Z/x
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float_pat.match('3.14') #=> #<MatchData "3.14" 1:".14">
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*Note*: To match whitespace in an <tt>x</tt> pattern use an escape such as
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<tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
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There are a number of strategies for matching whitespace:
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* Use a pattern such as <tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
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* Use escaped whitespace such as <tt>\ </tt>, i.e. a space preceded by a backslash.
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* Use a character class such as <tt>[ ]</tt>.
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Comments can be included in a non-<tt>x</tt> pattern with the
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<tt>(?#</tt><i>comment</i><tt>)</tt> construct, where <i>comment</i> is
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