From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby.brian@...>
Date: 2005-05-12T06:17:40+09:00
Subject: Re: object loops and what they return

On 11/05/05, Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Consider these loops:
> 
> <object>.<loop-method> { <code> }
> 
> where loop method is each, each_with_index, upto, downto, step,
> and probably others.
> 
> Although it is not documented, all of these look to return the
> origninal object (collection or int).  Does anybody find this
> useful??  [snip]

I use it occasionally for doing evil method chaining. Somewhere I
heard it is evil, but sometimes its nice.

So your proposal indeed allows for some nifty operations.

regards,

Brian


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