From: Newbie <none@...>
Date: 2006-09-27T01:15:17+09:00
Subject: Re: string#[]

Why not a 1-character string?

Robert Klemme wrote:
>> This must be a common newbie question, but I can't find the answer.
>>
>> Why does string#[] return an ASCII code, rather than a character?
>>
>> "abc"[1,2] #-> "bc"
>> "abc"[1..2] #-> "bc"
>> "abc"[1] #-> 98
> 
> Because there is no character class in Ruby.
 > <snip>