From: Dominic Son <dominicson@...>
Date: 2006-07-13T04:29:42+09:00
Subject: Newb: an explaination for this if statement..

Hi. I'm confused as to why this variable* is nessesary:

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def add_product(product)

existing_product = @items.find {|item| item.product == product}

    if existing_product
    existing_product.increment_quantity

        else
        existing_product = CartItem.new(product)
        @items << existing_product

    end

  existing_product*

end

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i'm a newb, and to a newb, i can't understand why a var just sits there. 
can someone please explain what the purpose of exisiting_product* is?

i'd figure exisiting_product* wouldn't be needed since on the 2nd line,
existing_product is initialized with @items.find..blahblahblah..


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