From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2001-09-03T01:12:06+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20709] Re: RCR: non-bang equivalent to []=

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:


> Since we have "slice" for non destructive "[]", I think it's OK to
> have non destructive "[]=", if (and only if) we can define good name
> for the operation.  I don't feel good for either "set_at", "set_at!",
> nor "at()=".


David Black suggested:
with_at(position,new_value)

I think
with_at(new_value,position)
because of the sequence:
1.position: with new_value
2.position: at position

More ideas for names:
map_at, map_here, map_one, fill_at, place_at, value_at, replace_at, 
fill, change_at, change_item, change_element, new_at_index

(all plus ! version)

Tobi


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