From: Alex Young <alex@...>
Date: 2006-08-10T21:13:01+09:00
Subject: Re: extending String call with a #copy!(n)

Une b�vue wrote:
> i've allready extendy String class by a #copy(n) like that :
> 
> class String
>   def copy(n)
>     out=""
>     (1..n).each {|i| out+=self}
>     return out
>   end
> end
> 
> however i'd like to extend also String with a #copy!(n) (in place which
> would work like that :
> 
> "*".copy!(4)
> # => "****"
> 
> the prob is to affect self ???

Use << (or concat).

-- 
Alex