Ruby

/*

* call-seq:

* str.bytesize -> integer

*

* Returns the length of <i>str</i> in bytes.

*/

/*

* call-seq:

* str.byteslice(fixnum) -> new_str or nil

* str.byteslice(fixnum, fixnum) -> new_str or nil

* str.byteslice(range) -> new_str or nil

*

* Byte Reference---If passed a single <code>Fixnum</code>, returns a

* substring of one byte at that position. If passed two <code>Fixnum</code>

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "length", rb_str_length, 0);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "size", rb_str_length, 0);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "bytesize", rb_str_bytesize, 0);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "empty?", rb_str_empty, 0);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "=~", rb_str_match, 1);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "match", rb_str_match_m, -1);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "getbyte", rb_str_getbyte, 1);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "setbyte", rb_str_setbyte, 2);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "byteslice", rb_str_byteslice, -1);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "to_i", rb_str_to_i, -1);

rb_define_method(rb_cString, "to_f", rb_str_to_f, 0);