From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-08-23T16:20:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp scanning with MatchData (Re: multiple regexp matches)


"Austin Ziegler" <halostatue@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:9e7db911040822170976892f3b@mail.gmail.com...

> Yet another alternative is to add an optional parameter in all cases.
> String#gsub currently expects a regexp and a replace pattern OR a
> regexp and a block. #gsub could be modified such that when it gets a
> regexp, a "boolean", and a block, it yields something different. This
> could be, for example:

Adding a flag to change method behavior is usually regarded bad OO practice.
The usual solution is to have two different methods - one for each behavior.
That increases modularity, simplifies the implementation and improves
performance.

I'd rather have String#gsub_md, String#gsub_md! and String#scan_md than the
flag although I have to admit that those method names are ugly.

Kind regards

    robert