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Use a File for IO with irb, see InputMethod
 
               # File ruby-3.1.2/lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 173
def close
  @io.close
end
             
            The external encoding for standard input.
 
               # File ruby-3.1.2/lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 164
def encoding
  @external_encoding
end
             
            Whether the end of this input method has been reached, returns true if there is no more data to read.
See IO#eof? for more information.
 
               # File ruby-3.1.2/lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 151
def eof?
  @io.closed? || @io.eof?
end
             
            Reads the next line from this input method.
See IO#gets for more information.
 
               # File ruby-3.1.2/lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 158
def gets
  print @prompt
  @io.gets
end