From: spooq <spoooq@...>
Date: 2006-11-09T22:15:05+09:00
Subject: Re: thousand ways to rome

you are absolutely correct, my mind is rotting from weeks of sitting
at my desk twiddling my thumbs with no work to do.

On 11/9/06, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/9/06, spooq <spoooq@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > use map! instead
>
>
> nope,
> try to understand the difference between split(regexp), map and map!
> than decide for yourself
> Look at this for example
>
> "he, nice, guys".split(',').map!{|x| x.strip}
> why would you use map! ?
> try to put the above expression into a context
> e.g.
> x = ...
>
> Hint: using map! on unreferenced objects is quite useless.
>
> What about
> x= "he, nice".split(",")
> x.map!{|x|x.strip}
>
> try
> x.map!{|x|x.strip!}
> would you like to use this?
>
> If you want to walk do not learn to drive ;)
>
> Cheers
> Robert
>
> On 11/9/06, Chris Mueller <damngoodcoffee@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > good timing to you first two guys;)
> > >
> > > thx very much. got some new ruby cells working in my brain.
> > >
> > > i tried same thing as ".map" with "array.each" before, but this does
> > > only apply on a copy i suppose...
> > >
> > > and of course the regexp way is ... groovy!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> - George Bernard Shaw
>
>