From: corey konrad <0011@...>
Date: 2006-05-15T07:17:53+09:00
Subject: Re: begining programmer questions

i dont know doing info = Array.new seems like an array declaration to 
me. Couldn the constrution of an array object be implied in just saying 
info[] you what what i mean? That would be even more simplified.



corey konrad wrote:
> oh ok thats right it has to be an object in order to be useful. The book 
> i am reading didnt mention that in the entire chapter on arrays. thats 
> why i didnt get it.
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Gorsuch wrote:
>> When you call 'info[]', the '[]' piece is actually trying to invoke a 
>> method
>> in the object.
>> 
>> since 'info' is not delcared as an object, Ruby has no clue what to do.
>> 
>> Now, if you did this:
>> 
>> info = []
>> 
>> or
>> 
>> info = Array.new
>> 
>> You'd be better off.
>> 
>> As for stuffing 'info' with data, you can do this:
>> 
>> info << gets.comp
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> info.sort!
>> 
>> Does this help you at al


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