index - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Ruby Documentation Welcome to the official Ruby programming language documentation. Getting Started New to Ruby? Start with our Getting Started Guide. Core Classes and …
class Regexp - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Identical regexp can or cannot run in linear time depending on your ruby binary. Neither forward nor backward compatibility is guaranteed about the return value of this method.
exceptions - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Ruby code can raise exceptions. Most often, a raised exception is meant to alert the running program that an unusual (i.e., exceptional) situation has arisen, and may need to be handled.
building_ruby - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Miniruby is a version of Ruby which has no external dependencies and lacks certain features. It can be useful in Ruby development because it allows for faster build times.
module Math - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
See class Float for the constants that affect Ruby’s floating-point arithmetic. What’s Here Trigonometric Functions ::cos: Returns the cosine of the given argument. ::sin: Returns the …
strftime_formatting - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Formats for Dates and Times Several Ruby time-related classes have instance method strftime, which returns a formatted string representing all or part of a date or time: Date#strftime. …
class Thread - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Threads are the Ruby implementation for a concurrent programming model. Programs that require multiple threads of execution are a perfect candidate for Ruby’s Thread class.
Ruby 3.4.5 Released - Ruby Programming Language
Jul 15, 2025 · We intend to release the latest stable Ruby version (currently Ruby 3.4) every two months following the most recent release. Ruby 3.4.6 is scheduled for September, 3.4.7 for …
class Hash - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
person = {name: 'Matz', language: 'Ruby'} person # => {name: "Matz", language: "Ruby"} You can use a hash to give names to method arguments: def some_method (hash) p hash end …
class String - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Encoding. default_internal = 'UTF-8' t = s. encode # => "Ruby™" t. encoding # => #<Encoding:UTF-8> With only argument dst_encoding given, uses that encoding: