From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-07-10T23:07:15+09:00
Subject: Re: weird behaviour

>>>>> "D" == Dave Burt <burtdav@hotmail.com> writes:

D> So
D>   "".to_s +""
D> means
D>   "".to_s(+"")

 it's a little more complex :-)

   "".to_s +""

 is interpreted as

   "".to_s(+"")  # unary plus

  and

   "".to_s+""

  is interpreted as

   "".to_s + ""   # addition

 *but*

   "" + "".to_s +""

 is interpreted as

   ("" + "".to_s) +""

 this is why ruby give an error, it has an unary plus which don't give a
 valid expression 

D> and adding parens like so:
D>   "".to_s() +""
D> would correct the problem.

 yes, because with

  "" + "".to_s() +""

 it's interpreted as

  ("" + "".to_s()) + ""

 the second `+' is seen as the addition not the unary plus

 like in this case :-)

   "" + "".to_s+""




Guy Decoux