From: "ako..." <akonsu@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T08:27:25+09:00
Subject: Re: what is the ruby way to do this?

> @attributes = {}
>
> # Assumes the given object quacks on 'key'
> def @attributes.<<( keyed_obj )
>   (self[keyed_obj.key]||=[])<<keyed_obj
> end
>
> @attributes << a1
> @attributes << a2
> @attributes << a3

this is something i have never seen. would you explain the 'def' line
above? is this the same as class << @attributes; def << ...; end ?