From: Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@...>
Date: 2005-12-22T10:00:21+09:00
Subject: Re: String > Integer Conversion Problem

On 12/21/05, Timothy Hunter <cyclists@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Jacob Fugal wrote:
> > begin
> >   one, two = ARGV.map{ |n| Integer(n) }
> > rescue ArgumentError
> >   puts Usage
> >   exit
> > end
>
> When the arguments to Integer are strings from the command line, yes. In
> the general case Integer() can raise TypeError as well as ArgumentError,
> for arguments like Integer([1,2])

True, but I *was* referring specifically to the command line; vis the
OP's question, and evidenced by my use of ARGV. :)

Jacob Fugal