From: "Ara.T.Howard" <Ara.T.Howard@...>
Date: 2005-10-25T01:12:01+09:00
Subject: Re: [SORT?] by x,y allowing x,y to be passed as parms

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Robert Klemme wrote:

>> the 'of' method is one of my favouraites - i think i have an RCR out there
>> for it...
>
> Ah, then this was a case of surreptitious advertising. :-)  Hmmm, can't
> seem to find it here
> http://rcrchive.net/user/activity/126  What's the idea behind it?

hmmm.  i can't find it either.  the idea is

   a, b, c = 3.of{ Hash::new }

   lists = 42.of{ [] }

   data = 6.of{ rand }

-a
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