From: spooq <spoooq@...>
Date: 2006-11-09T01:23:58+09:00
Subject: Re: #returning and #tap

Just realised that of course tap != k   :P


On 11/8/06, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> James Edward Gray II wrote:
> > On Nov 8, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Trans wrote:
> >
> > > Had use for this today: #returning is a convenience method you'll find
> > > in both Facets and ActiveSupport. Jamis' blogged it the other day:
> > >
> > >
> > > http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/27/mining-activesupport-object-
> > > returning
> > >
> > > Any one else think this is worthy of standard Ruby?
> > >
> > > Also, a cool twist on the same concept is #tap. Check out the
> > > MenTaLgeniuS:
> > >
> > >
> > > http://moonbase.rydia.net/mental/blog/programming/eavesdropping-on-
> > > expressions.html
> >
> > One of the comments to the original article combines both methods
> > into a with() method that seems to be the best of both worlds.
>
> Oh yea! I remember #with from way back, but then I don't recall anyone
> suggesting it return the object. Cool.
>
> One thing though, while it covers #tap just fine, it doesn't read the
> same as #returning.
>
> T.
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