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get_byte 

        # StringScanner.get_byte

(from ruby core)
---
    get_byte()

---

Scans one byte and returns it. This method is not multibyte character
sensitive. See also: #getch.

    s = StringScanner.new('ab')
    s.get_byte         # => "a"
    s.get_byte         # => "b"
    s.get_byte         # => nil

    s = StringScanner.new("\244\242".force_encoding("euc-jp"))
    s.get_byte         # => "\xA4"
    s.get_byte         # => "\xA2"
    s.get_byte         # => nil

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