From: OZAWA -Crouton- Sakuro <crouton@...>
Date: 2001-04-08T23:10:21+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:13557] RE: array question

At Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:35:31 +0900,
Michael Neumann <neumann@s-direktnet.de> wrote:

> > puts arr.compact.size
> > arr.compact!
> > puts arr.size
> But then arr[1000] results in nil !!!

compact and compact! are different. I use them in different way in my
code above.

If both of them(method with and without bang) exist for same object, the
bang one is more destrucive(alters the reciever). Use with care.

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