From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-08-19T03:56:56+09:00
Subject: Re: [Facets] Multiple arguments for Hash#delete

On Aug 17, 2006, at 9:05 AM, Daniel Schierbeck wrote:

> nobu@ruby-lang.org wrote:
>>>    hsh = {:a => 1, :b => 2, :c => 3}
>>>    hsh.delete :a, :b  #=> [1, 2]
>>>    hsh.delete :c      #=> 3
>> The class of returned value varies according to the number of
>> arguments?
>
> Yes. I don't see that as a big problem though, especially if  
> there's a second method that *always* returns an array:
>
>   hsh.delete_at :a      #=> [1]
>   hsh.delete_at :b, :c  #=> [2, 3]
>
> It may be too much magic for some

Then it probably shouldn't go into Ruby.  Especially if you are  
proposing two deletion methods that I have to figure out in order to  
get the behavior I want.

My brain is full enough, thanks.

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