From: Leslie Viljoen <leslie@...>
Date: 2005-12-14T02:24:40+09:00
Subject: ,elegant

Hiya!

This function adds commas to a string after every three characters
so a number would be easier to read. It's kinda ugly though, and I can't
help thinking there'd be a elegant Why-esque one or two liner to do
this kind of thing - anyone care to improve it?


def add_commas(str)
  return nil if str.class != String

  ret = ""
  len = str.length
  i = len - 1
  while i >= 0
    ret = str[i].chr + ret
    if ((len-i) % 3) == 0
      ret = "," + ret
    end
    i -= 1
  end
  if ret[0].chr == ","
    ret = ret[1..-1]
  end
  ret
end