From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-03-04T00:24:13+09:00
Subject: Re: string slice elegant way

Hi --

On Sat, 4 Mar 2006, Mage wrote:

> Mage wrote:
>
>> Thank you, I`ve only tried a[2,-1] before the letter. My fault.
>
> By the way, ranges ending with lesser number than beginning seems nasty 
> objects to me. Their "member?" and "each" methods are not usable. Are they 
> good for anything beyond string slicing?

They're not good for that either; [2,-1] isn't a range object :-)

I can't remember exactly what's been said in the past about backwards
ranges, but I know stuff has been said.  There's a ton of range
discussion in the ruby-talk archives.  You'll find just about every
possible like, dislike, suggestion for change, etc., represented.


David

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