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# File action_controller/routing/segments.rb, line 248
def match_extraction(next_capture)
  "params[:#{key}] = PathSegment::Result.new_escaped((match[#{next_capture}]#{" || " + default.inspect if default}).split('/'))#{" if match[" + next_capture + "]" if !default}"
end