From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2006-01-11T04:54:43+09:00
Subject: Re: "chomping" an array at read time

On Jan 9, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:

>
> On Jan 9, 2006, at 9:59 AM, James Edward Gray II wrote:
>
>> On Jan 9, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>>
>>> lus = File.open("test.txt") {|f| f.readlines}
>>
>> Or just:
>>
>> lus = File.readlines("test.txt")
>
> James-
>
> 	When you do that does it close the file handle as well? I was just  
> using the block to make sure the file handle gets closed. Are there  
> certain actions that will close the handle by themselves and others  
> that won't?

Well, there's no way I know of to get at the file handle used here,  
so I sure hope it's closed.  I would argue that it's a bug if it  
isn't.  :)

James Edward Gray II