From: Adam Prescott <adam@...>
Date: 2012-03-29T06:24:10+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:43816] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #6219][Open] Return value of Hash#store

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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 22:18, Adam Prescott <adam@aprescott.com> wrote:

> Assignment always returns the right hand side, so this isn't quite an
> accurate demonstration of #store.
>

Although, I should also mention, this is due to the syntax of assignment
here being also a method call, and not simply that #foo= will always return
the argument it's given.

Or, since it's easier shown than described, what I mean is:

X.new.send(:foo=, 10) #=> :nope

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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 22:18, Adam Prescott <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:adam@aprescott.com">adam@aprescott.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>=
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<div>Assignment always returns the right hand side, so this isn&#39;t quite=
 an accurate demonstration of #store.</div><div></div></blockquote></div><b=
r><div>Although, I should also mention, this is due to the syntax of assign=
ment here being also a method call, and not simply that #foo=3D will always=
 return the argument it&#39;s given.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Or, since it&#39;s easier shown than described, what I =
mean is:</div><div><br></div><div>X.new.send(:foo=3D, 10) #=3D&gt; :nope</d=
iv>

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