From: Robert Klemme Date: 2004-10-07T00:09:54+09:00 Subject: Re: Upcase array "Bill Atkins" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:66b7e34b0410060741772b1a10@mail.gmail.com... > Why does upcase! do this? To give you a chance to determine whether the string has changed like in: def treat(str) if str.upcase! puts "Ooops, it has changed!" end end Kind regards robert