From: "NARUSE, Yui" <naruse@...>
Date: 2011-01-21T03:56:32+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:34675] Re: Feature request - Low level bitwise operations on char arrays (or class String)

(2011/01/19 18:22), Martin Asser Hansen wrote:
> I still think that String#^ (and corresponding | & ~) would be in
> order as these can be used much more generic.
>
> How about simply copying Perl's way?
>
> maasha@mel:~$ perl -le 'print "aaaaa" ^ " "' AAaaa
>
> I find that this behaviour unsurprising.

I agree that Perl's way is a possible choice.
But when we design, the spec must have well considered.
Usually "because perl does so" can't be a reason.

http://perldoc.perl.org/perlop.html#Bitwise-String-Operators

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NARUSE, Yui  <naruse@airemix.jp>