From: Pistos Christou <jesusrubsyou.5.pistos@...>
Date: 2006-03-30T01:40:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp gotcha

Robert Dober wrote:
> class String
>     alias_method :__old_match, :=~
>     def =~(obj)
>         raise RuntimeError,
>                "#{obj.nil? ? "nil" : obj.to_s} is not a Regexp but #{
> obj.class}" unless Regexp === obj
>         __old_match obj
>     end # def =~(obj)
> end # class String

Thanks for the suggestion, Robert.

While I have no qualms about extending core classes, this sort of 
adjustment feels like too... "brash"? of a modification for me.  :)

In this particular case, rewriting my if line is an acceptable solution 
to the problem.

Pistos

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