From: Furio Filoseta <ffiloseta@...>
Date: 2001-02-19T21:38:43+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:11091] Re: Ruby Netiquitte

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      On Saturday 17 February 2001 22:27, jweirich@one.net wrote:=20
      > >>>>> "Jim" =3D=3D jweirich  <jweirich@one.net> writes:=20
      >=20
      >     Jim> b[6] doesn't exist either.  Yet b[6,2] returns an empty =
string.=20
      >=20
      > Oops ... I meant "empty list".   But of course you knew that :-) =


      Yes, but we are comparing apples and crates.=20
      a[6,2] returns nil because a[6,2] is 'not an apple'.=20
      b[6,2] returns an empty crate.=20

      So...given my universally recognized twisted view of everthing, =
this behavior=20
      does make some sort of sense. ;-)=20

      Regards,=20

      Kent Starr=20
      elderburn@mindspring.com=20



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size=3D2>On Saturday=20
      17 February 2001 22:27, jweirich@one.net wrote: <BR>&gt;=20
      &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; "Jim" =3D=3D jweirich&nbsp; =
&lt;jweirich@one.net&gt;=20
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      exist either.&nbsp; Yet b[6,2] returns an empty string. <BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
      Oops ... I meant "empty list".&nbsp;&nbsp; But of course you knew =
that :-)=20
      <BR><BR>Yes, but we are comparing apples and crates. <BR>a[6,2] =
returns=20
      nil because a[6,2] is 'not an apple'. <BR>b[6,2] returns an empty =
crate.=20
      <BR><BR>So...given my universally recognized twisted view of =
everthing,=20
      this behavior <BR>does make some sort of sense. ;-) =
<BR><BR>Regards,=20
      <BR><BR>Kent Starr=20
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