From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-11-17T04:32:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Proposed RCR: Object#replace

Hi --

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Trans wrote:

>> i see where you are coming from, but wouldn't this more accurately be called
>> something like Object#refer since all instance vars will then be shared?
>
>  class Object
>      def replace(other)
>        other.instance_variables.each do |name|
>          o = other.instance_variable_get(name)
>          if o.respond_to? :clone
>            instance_variable_set(name, o.clone)
>          end
>        end
>      end
>    end

How does instance variable duplication qualify as the general meaning
of "replace"?  It's not even part of the existing replace methods.


David

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David A. Black
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