From: Daryl Richter <daryl@...>
Date: 2005-09-02T00:37:15+09:00
Subject: Re: implementing the "each" method for own classes

Robert Klemme wrote:
> Philipp Huber wrote:
> 
>>of course your right, my variant leaves out the first element.
>>what's actually the sense behind returning self?
> 
> 
> Don't ask.  There's a dark secret connected to this.  Noone ever lived to
> tell.  Many have tried to provide explanations (such as support of method
> chaining) but the truth was never revealed...
> 

Chaining is the reason.

a.please.do.this

instead of:

a.please
a.do
a.this

> ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
>     robert
> 
> 

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