Method: Regexp.try_convert

Defined in:
re.c

.try_convert(object) ⇒ Regexp?

Returns object if it is a regexp:

Regexp.try_convert(/re/) # => /re/

Otherwise if object responds to :to_regexp, calls object.to_regexp and returns the result.

Returns nil if object does not respond to :to_regexp.

Regexp.try_convert('re') # => nil

Raises an exception unless object.to_regexp returns a regexp.

Returns:



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# File 're.c', line 4233

static VALUE
rb_reg_s_try_convert(VALUE dummy, VALUE re)
{
    return rb_check_regexp_type(re);
}