From: Yehuda Katz <wycats@...>
Date: 2009-02-24T05:13:14+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:22384] Re: Proposal: Integer.digit_count

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What's the use-case for this being in the language? It's damn easy to write
ruby-method for it:

class Integer
  def digit_count
    to_s.size
  end
end

2009/2/23 Varun Gupta <thevarungupta@gmail.com>

> How about having a method to return number of digits in the Integer?
>
> eg.
>
> 36420.digit_count => 5
>
> Regards,
> Varun Gupta
>



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What&#39;s the use-case for this being in the language? It&#39;s damn easy =
to write ruby-method for it:<br><br>class Integer<br>&nbsp; def digit_count=
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to_s.size<br>&nbsp; end<br>end<br><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">2009/2/23 Varun Gupta <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
thevarungupta@gmail.com">thevarungupta@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">How about having =
a method to return number of digits in the Integer?<br><br>eg.<br><br>36420=
.digit_count =3D&gt; 5<br>
<br clear=3D"all">Regards,<br><font color=3D"#888888">Varun Gupta<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Yehuda Katz<br>D=
eveloper | Engine Yard<br>(ph) 718.877.1325<br>

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