From: Edgardo Hames <ehames@...>
Date: 2004-08-07T05:45:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Defining a new function by composition

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 04:46:25 +0900, Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> "Edgardo Hames" <ehames@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:478c16ae0408061209424c2032@mail.gmail.com...
> >
> > I would like to add a method to the Array class, say Array#pop! which
> > is actually split!(-1). But then, I can think of a more general
> > problem: define a new function by composition of two or more
> > functions.
>
> How about
> 
> class Array
>  def pop!() split!(-1) end
> end

I imagined this. But, I thought you were going to surprise me with a
weird (or unimagined) way to use alias ;-)

Thanks,
Ed