From: Kevin Smith <kevinbsmith@...>
Date: 2001-09-04T03:28:29+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20799] Re: RCR: non-bang equivalent to []=

--- "David A. Black" <dblack@saturn.superlink.net> wrote:
> > > K> class Array
> > > K>   def copy
> > > K>     return []+self
> > > K>   end
> > > K> end
> > > 
> > >  Probably I'm missing something but you have written
> > #clone
> > 
> Are you suggesting changing #clone's name to #copy?

Doh! I hadn't encountered Object#clone recently (if ever),
and there's nothing in the Array docs that pointed me to
it. Thanks for setting me straight.

Still, I do like the idea of Array#clone replacing
references of the old self with references to the new
self...

Kevin

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