From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby.brian@...>
Date: 2005-09-01T18:05:20+09:00
Subject: Re: how to read binary file with char 0x1A

On 01/09/05, Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> wrote:
> 
> On 31 Aug 2005, at 21:24, hsun wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried to read a binary file with a char '0x1A' (EOF on window I
> > guess). The method
> >
> > File::each_byte stops at this char.
> > How can get it to read the whole file? Is there a binary mode for
> > file operation?
> 
> File.open name, 'rb' do |fp|
>    # ...
> end
> 
> PS: File::each_byte references a class method.  You meant
> File#each_byte.
> 

That is one of the things that I did not understand for a long time,
because File#each_byte is valid ruby, a constant and a comment, and I
did not get that it is a way to say "the method of a file instance".

So I just wanted to pop in here and say: 

    File#each means each is a method of a File instance

maybe that helps someone with the same confusion I had ;-)

regards,

Brian

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