From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-04-07T19:09:07+09:00
Subject: Re: easy question about inspect method

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On 4/7/06, Les Nightingill <lester@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> When I use myarray.inspect, the result has some odd asymmetrical
> formatting, like:
> #nil, "role_id"=3D>"1", "last"=3D>"Normal", "first"=3D>"Norman", "id"=3D>=
"17"}>
>
> what is the significance of the # at the start, and the } and > at the
> end of this myarray.inspect result?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Les
>
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>
>
Looks like
(1) myarray is an Object having an instance method being a Hash
(2) the # looks like a value of the hash is a method :nil
(3) and it looks like the output was cut before the "#"

There is an alternative of course:

class Array
   def inspect
       "#nil, "role_id"=3D>"1", "last"=3D>"Normal", "first"=3D>"Norman",
"id"=3D>"17"}>"
   end
end

which I consider unlikely

Cheers
Robert
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Deux choses sont infinies : l'univers et la b=EAtise humaine ; en ce qui
concerne l'univers, je n'en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue.

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