From: Pixel <pixel_@...>
Date: 2000-02-15T17:34:02+01:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:01389] Re: Say hi (bis)

Dave Thomas <Dave@thomases.com> writes:

[...]

> alias oldF f
> def f(*args)
>   puts "f called"
>   oldF(*args)
> end
> 
> 
> Renaming using 'alias' is one of the joys of Ruby.

cool :)

> > >   def <<nil
> > >     def +(other)
> > >       other
> > >     end
> > >   end
> > 
> > i don't quite understand that one :(
> > 

i should have said that it doesn't work:

-:65: can't find string "nil" anywhere before EOF

i'm sure missing something obvious