From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-05-26T10:27:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Zerofy


On 25 May 2005, at 18:10, aartist wrote:

> Markus, , you are right on the point.
>
> month = 5
> month.zerofy!
> puts month.class  =>String
> puts month           => 05
>
> Is it not possible?

No.

> I am newbie in Ruby, but I am interested in that heavy juju, you
> mentioned.

The juju is too heavy.  Bulk up on some lighter juju first.  (Using  
the juju when you are a newbie implies that you are probably trying  
to do something you're not supposed to do.)

> ri Fixnum : gives me  two important thing.
> A. Fixnum objects have immediate value
> B. You cannot add a singleton method.
>
> I would like to know, if you can add destructive method  to Fixnum
> objects..

Since Fixnum objects are immediate, you can't make any changes to them.

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