From: Sean Russell <ser@...>
Date: 2006-10-12T05:43:24+09:00
Subject: Re: What about 'splay'?

On Wednesday 11 October 2006 15:15, dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Robin Stocker wrote:
> > But is it a noun? ;)
>
> That's a bit of a sticking point when you add the to_, I guess.  The

I don't want to come across as a "splay" advocate... I don't have much 
of an opinion... but, I don't (personally) see a problem with using 
adverbs as shorthand (as in, to_splayed()).

incidentally, the definitions of "splat" that I can find aren't 
particularly descriptive of the proposed purpose.  Webster's has a 
single definition for it:

	1. A single, flat, thin, often ornamental, member of a back of a chair.

The other definitions in other dictionaries describe it as a sound (what 
sound does Ruby make?).  The only definitions of "splat" that are 
germane are verbs.

> the object as an array, but we can't use to_a or to_ary.  It's hard
> to come up with a fully good alternative.

But lots of fun!

--- SER