From: Adam Prescott <adam@...>
Date: 2012-01-31T01:39:03+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:42271] Re: Fwd: RCR String#{last, first}

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On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:27, Roger Pack <rogerdpack2@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm.  I was thinking "first" and "last" would be good since they would
> match Array#last and Array#first but maybe something like first_chars
> or something?
>

For #first, since String#chars returns an enumerator, you can currently get
away with str.chars.first(10). But since Enumerator#last doesn't exist,
perhaps that's argument enough for having #{first,last}_chars.

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:27, Roger Pack <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rogerdpack2@gmail.com">rogerdpack2@gmail.=
com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div id=3D":1an">Hmm. =C2=A0I was thinking &quot;first&quot; and &quot;last=
&quot; would be good since they would<br>
match Array#last and Array#first but maybe something like first_chars<br>
or something?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>For #first, since Strin=
g#chars returns an enumerator, you can currently get away with str.chars.fi=
rst(10). But since Enumerator#last doesn&#39;t exist, perhaps that&#39;s ar=
gument enough for having #{first,last}_chars.</div>

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