--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: "This returns the value that #scan would return, without advancing the scan pointer. The match register is affected, though."
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: "  s = StringScanner.new(&quot;Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39&quot;)\n  s.check /Fri/               # -&gt; &quot;Fri&quot;\n  s.pos                       # -&gt; 0\n  s.matched                   # -&gt; &quot;Fri&quot;\n  s.check /12/                # -&gt; nil\n  s.matched                   # -&gt; nil\n"
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: "Mnemonic: it &quot;checks&quot; to see whether a #scan will return a value."
full_name: StringScanner#check
is_singleton: false
name: check
params: " check(pattern)\n"
visibility: public
