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

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Advances the scan pointer until <tt>pattern</tt> is matched and consumed. Returns the number of bytes advanced, or <tt>nil</tt> if no match was found.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Look ahead to match <tt>pattern</tt>, and advance the scan pointer to the <em>end</em> of the match. Return the number of characters advanced, or <tt>nil</tt> if the match was unsuccessful.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "It's similar to #scan_until, but without returning the intervening string."
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  s = StringScanner.new(&quot;Fri Dec 12 1975 14:39&quot;)\n  s.skip_until /12/           # -&gt; 10\n  s                           #\n"
full_name: StringScanner#skip_until
is_singleton: false
name: skip_until
params: " skip_until(pattern)\n"
visibility: public