From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-09-17T00:19:28+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21265] Re: Exceptions and Ruby

>>>>> "A" == Alva  <alv@priv.onet.pl> writes:

A> Now this is weird:
A> "0".to_i #-> 0
A> "hello".to_i #-> 0

 You can use #Integer, #Float

pigeon% ruby -e 'p Integer("0"); p Integer("hello")'
0
-e:1:in `Integer': invalid value for Integer: "hello" (ArgumentError)
 from -e:1
pigeon% 

A> Sure these aren't that big issues, but I'm curious. And when
A> can one find list of changes made in newest Ruby (1.7.1 I suppose?),
A> possibly in human-readable form, not just ChangeLog?

 doc/NEWS


Guy Decoux