From: Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T10:51:19+09:00
Subject: Re: what is the ruby way to do this?

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ok ...

a =3D Hash.new ->{ [] }

# new syntax ;)

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On 11/22/05, Ara.T.Howard <ara.t.howard@noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, David A. Black wrote:
>
> > Hi --
> >
> > On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Jeff Wood wrote:
> >
> >> I would do
> >>
> >> a =3D Hash.new { || [] }
> >
> > I believe that's the first empty || I've ever seen.  It's awfully
> > confusing (my first reaction was: *what* or an empty array? :-)  I'd
> > strongly encourage you to eschew that construct.  It's deservedly
> > unheard of :-)
>
> i must confess i love it!  probably won't use it much.  but i love it.
>
> -a
> --
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> | ara [dot] t [dot] howard [at] gmail [dot] com
> | all happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy.  all misery
> | comes from the desire for oneself to be happy.
> | -- bodhicaryavatara
>
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Jeff Wood

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