From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-08-05T11:01:07+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 26468-26661


Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: ruby-dev summary 26468-26661"
>     on Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:06:05 +0900, "Trans" <transfire@gmail.com> writes:
>
> |I suprised no one's picked up on this.
> |
> |  [:a,:b,:c].each do n(i)
> |    p n.count;
> |  end
> |  #=> 1 2 3
>
> The meaning of above code is not obvious for me at all, besides its
> syntax conflicts existing ones.

Read as "each do n of i ... end" such that "n of i" is the block name
and args. That's too bad if syntax conflicts, I had though maybe it was
possible. But even so I think giveng the block handle (i.e. a name such
as n above) has a lot of merit. No more need fo _with_index for
instance. Perhaps you can find another way to have block handle.

Thanks,
T.


P.S. I sent this post once but it seems to have been lost. Forgive me
if it comes up twice.