From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2006-08-11T15:39:25+09:00
Subject: Re: good writing in Ruby...

On 8/11/06, Josselin <josselin@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> On 2006-08-10 22:01:38 +0200, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> said:
>
> > On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 01:20:08AM +0900, Josselin wrote:
> >> I know I can write it the 'ugly common way' (loop)
> >> but I'd like to see how it can be done the Ruby way ... (I am a newbie...)
> >>
> >> here is an array
> >> roles = [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ]
> >
> > Do the "roles" have to be those letters, or did you just use them to
> > illustrate what you're doing?  If you can use numbers for "roles"
> > instead, a whole new realm of possibilities opens up using comparison
> > operators.
>
> yeah see my answer to Daniel... I believe adding an integer priority
> field will be easier (sure.. if I need to add new roles later...)
> thanks

You could make a Role class, define a <=> operator and mix in Comparable.

martin