Return first match of Ruby regex

Question

I\'m looking for a way to perform a regex match on a string in Ruby and have it short-circuit on the first match.

The string I\'m processing is long and from what it

Answer 1

You could try variableName[/regular expression/]. This is an example output from irb:

irb(main):003:0> names = "erik kalle johan anders erik kalle johan anders"
=> "erik kalle johan anders erik kalle johan anders"
irb(main):004:0> names[/kalle/]
=> "kalle"