From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2005-07-26T07:43:29+09:00
Subject: What's so special about operators, built-in classes and modules?

I just noticed this little quirk. Is there something
I am doing wrong?

  module Mod
    def *(other)
      puts "#{self} * #{other}"
    end
  end

  class String
    include Mod
  end

  "ff" * 5  #=> nothing

But, if I add the method explicitly instead of through a module I get:

  class String
    #include Mod
    def *(other)
      puts "#{self} * #{other}"
    end
  end

  "ff" * 5  #=> "ff" * 5

This seems to be a quirk (bug?) and only happens when mixing modules, 
built in classes (like Array) and operator methods.

Mixing in a module works fine with the combinations:
   Non built-in class, operators
   Built-in class, non operator method

-- 
Jim Freeze