ruby/doc/strscan/methods/skip.md

call-seq: skip(pattern) match_size or nil

Attempts to [match][17] the given pattern at the beginning of the [target substring][3];

If the match succeeds:

• Increments the [byte position][2] by substring.bytesize, and may increment the [character position][7].
• Sets [match values][9].
• Returns the size (bytes) of the matched substring.

scanner = StringScanner.new(HIRAGANA_TEXT)
scanner.string                  # => "こんにちは"
scanner.pos = 6
scanner.skip(/に/)              # => 3
put_match_values(scanner)
# Basic match values:
#   matched?:       true
#   matched_size:   3
#   pre_match:      "こん"
#   matched  :      "に"
#   post_match:     "ちは"
# Captured match values:
#   size:           1
#   captures:       []
#   named_captures: {}
#   values_at:      ["に", nil]
#   []:
#     [0]:          "に"
#     [1]:          nil
put_situation(scanner)
# Situation:
#   pos:       9
#   charpos:   3
#   rest:      "ちは"
#   rest_size: 6

scanner.skip(/nope/)            # => nil
match_values_cleared?(scanner)  # => true