From: joey__ <cardologist@...>
Date: 2006-03-25T16:40:08+09:00
Subject: Re: meaning of *array

Axel Schlueter wrote:
> dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
>> The * is a "unary unarray" operator.  It "un-arrays" the array into a
>> list of separate values.
> 
> Ah! Thanks for the explanation.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Axel

It is mostly used as the end param to collect the overflow.

def one(o,t,*args)
  puts o
  puts t
  puts args.join(',')
end

one(1,2,2,2) =>
1
2
2,2

why_ talked about it on his blog a few weeks ago:
http://redhanded.hobix.com/bits/wonderOfTheWhenBeFlat.html

joey__

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