From: Tim Pease <tim.pease@...>
Date: 2006-07-08T03:28:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Float#==. Legacy?

Done.

  http://rcrchive.net/rcr/show/340

On 7/7/06, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov <ara.t.howard@noaa.gov> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2006, Tim Pease wrote:
>
> > Martin, I like the syntax.  To make it more like Float#==
> >
> > class Float
> > def =~( other )
> >   epsilon_eql?(coerce(other), EPSILON)
> > end
> >
> > def epsilon_eql?( other, epsilon )
> >   return false unless other.instance_of? self.class
> >   ((other-self)/other).abs <= epsilon
> > end
> > end
> >
> > I think this gives the best of both worlds.  A simple =~ syntax for
> > using the default epsilon, and the slightly less elegant epsilon_eql?
> > syntax when you want to sepcify your own.
> >
> > Blessings,
> > TwP
>
> hi guys-
>
> i've written this at least 10 times - how bout an rcr?
>
> -a
> --
> suffering increases your inner strength.  also, the wishing for suffering
> makes the suffering disappear.
> - h.h. the 14th dali lama
>
>