From: HarryO <harryo@...>
Date: 2001-07-17T18:15:12+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:17975] Re: Overloaded methods

In article <uVS47.19576$d4.534415@e420r-atl1.usenetserver.com>, "ts"
<decoux@moulon.inra.fr> wrote:

>>>>>> "H" == HarryO  <harryo@zipworld.com.au> writes:
> 
> H> Even though I've written a lot of C++ and java code, I can't remember
> the H> last time I wanted to overload a method to work differently when
> H> different types of parameters were passed.  Mainly, I have seen cases
> H> where some parameters have default values.
> 
>  This is not a problem default values

Yes, that was what I was getting at.  Ie, Ruby already provides the kinds
of overloading I actually use in practice.