From: Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T10:06:40+09:00
Subject: Re: what is the ruby way to do this?

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It's defining the << operator on the @attributes object

j.

On 11/22/05, ako... <akonsu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > @attributes =3D {}
> >
> > # Assumes the given object quacks on 'key'
> > def @attributes.<<( keyed_obj )
> >   (self[keyed_obj.key]||=3D[])<<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 ?
>
>
>


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