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Regex, encodings, invalid sequences
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regex_literal_1.rb
# encoding: utf-8
#p(/\xff/.encoding) # -> raises SyntaxError, "invalid multibyte escape: /\xff/"
p(/\xff/n.encoding)
#p(/\xff/u.encoding) # -> raises SyntaxError, "invalid multibyte escape: /\xff/"
p(/x/.encoding)
p(/x/n.encoding)
p(/x/u.encoding)
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regex_literal_2.rb
# encoding: binary
p(/\xff/.encoding)
p(/\xff/n.encoding)
#p(/\xff/u.encoding) # -> raises SyntaxError, "invalid multibyte escape: /\xff/"
p(/x/.encoding)
p(/x/n.encoding)
p(/x/u.encoding)
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