From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-09-28T09:04:26+09:00
Subject: Re: String starts? and ends? methods

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: String starts? and ends? methods"
>     on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:05:44 +0900, Jonas Hartmann <Mail@Jonas-Hartmann.com> writes:
> 
> |but what about puralization?
> 
> As a convention, Ruby method names use plain verb with singular form,
> with several exceptions, e.g. is_a? etc.  So we use start_with? not
> starts_with?
> 

I think this is reasonable (or maybe I am just used to it).

Those who want an English mnemonic can mentally insert
the word "does":

     str.start_with?(foo)  #  Does str start with foo ?


Hal