From: Florian Gross <flgr@...>
Date: 2005-03-23T02:05:07+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR 296: Destructive methods return self

Daniel Amelang wrote:

> # Why not make the minor change such that this:
> *str = "hello ".strip 
> 
> # gives you the array and this:
> 
> str = "hello ".strip
> 
> only gives you the _first_ of the multiple return values. That way we can return
> multiple return values without requiring the receivers to use _ all the time
> to throw away the rest.

Of course that would be nice, but with Ruby's current multi-return-value 
semantics it is not possible. If the above where to be true then this 
would also be true:

a = [1, 2, 3]
a # => 1

And you'll have to agree that that won't work.

Perhaps it's finally time to introduce a Tuple class?