prelude: | $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path("lib")) require "strscan" str = "test string" scanner = StringScanner.new(str) str = "string" reg = /string/ benchmark: check_until(reg): | scanner.check_until(reg) check_until(str): | scanner.check_until(str) exist?(reg): | scanner.exist?(reg) exist?(str): | scanner.exist?(str)