From: Marc-Andre Lafortune <ruby-core-mailing-list@...>
Date: 2010-03-30T04:39:31+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:29117] Re: File.join is always forward slash?

Hi,

Not sure if this answers your question, but:

    File.join('a', 'b') ==  File.join('a/', 'b') ==  File.join('a/', '/b')

It will also convert non-strings to paths (with "to_path", ...)

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Roger Pack <rogerdpack2@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've noticed this in windows:
>
>>> File.join('a', 'b')
> => "a/b"
>
> Which brings up this question in my mind...if it is always a forward
> slash (on windows and Linux), then why does File.join exist (since its
> purpose is to join paths in a platform dependent way, but it appears
> to always just do it one way)?
> Just some feedback on it. �It confuses more than just myself.
> Thanks.
> -rp
>
>