From: Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T00:11:37+09:00
Subject: Re: '**' as hash splat?

On 10/24/06, dblack@wobblini.net <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, Kalman Noel wrote:
> > Ken Bloom:
> >> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:49:55 -0700, Trans wrote:
> >>>   a = [2,1]
> >>>   [3,*a]  #=> [3,2,1]
> >> The purpose of splat is to convert an array into a list of parameters to a
> >> method. Since [] is a method,
> >
> > irb> method :[]
> > NameError: undefined method `[]' for class `Object'
>
> irb(main):003:0> a = [2,1]
> => [2, 1]
> irb(main):004:0> [3, *a]
> => [3, 2, 1]

I think Kalman was just pointing out that [] (in this case as the
array literal syntax) is *not* a method, contrary to what Ken had
claimed.

Jacob Fugal