From: Josselin <josselin@...>
Date: 2006-08-12T15:05:09+09:00
Subject: Re: good writing in Ruby...

On 2006-08-11 08:39:25 +0200, "Martin DeMello" <martindemello@gmail.com> said:

> 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

thanks Martin, that's what I finally did...  writing my own Role class 
(the original one was part of an authorization plugin... did not have 
some much control over it )

joss