From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2004-11-29T11:31:06+09:00
Subject: Seeking advice on some method names

Hi all,

I'm preparing some methods for 'extensions' [1] and would like some
people's opinions on method names.

  Array#only
    [5].only      -> 5
    [1,2,3].only  -> exception

  Class.get_class
    Class.get_class("Test::Unit")  -> Test::Unit
    Class.get_class("not-a-class") -> exception

    # Should 'get_class' be in Class or in Kernel?

  Class#bare_name
    Test::Unit.bare_name   -> "Unit"

  String#line_wrap
    "the quick brown fox jumps ...".line_wrap(10)
       -> "the quick
           brown fox
           jumps ..."

Thanks,
Gavin

[1] http://extensions.rubyforge.org