From: Mikkel Damsgaard <hamselv@...>
Date: 2001-09-18T02:35:08+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21288] SV:  Re: Exceptions and Ruby

> > If you prefer "safer" programming you can always use fetch 
> or change the
> > implementation of []
> >
> > 	class Hash
> > 		def [](x)
> > 			fetch(x)
> > 		end
> > 	end
> 
> Don't do this.  It is very likely to break something.
> 
> Paul
> 
A much better alternative is to make a new class. ie.
class JavaLikeArray < Hash
	def [](x)
		fetch(x)
	end
end