From: nephish <nephish@...>
Date: 2006-11-12T00:10:05+09:00
Subject: Re: can i shorten up this function ?


Pe�a wrote:
> :fr nephish [mailto:nephish@gmail.com]
> # def get_in_list(status)
> #         my_list = 'x,j,m,jrn,fnk,foo,other'
> #         my_list_array = my_list.split(',')
>
> a candidate for chaining methods
>
> #         if my_list_array.include?(status)
> #             return true
> #         else
> #            return false
> #         end
>
> you are repeating and paraphrasing my_list_array.include?(status). lose the returns, lose the ifs. this is ruby. r u a c programmer? ;-)
>
> nonetheless, this is again a candidate for chaining.
>
> # end
> #
> # i dunno, just thought there might be a prettier way to do this.
>
> if you get a solution within a minute, including the typing, then that's pretty :)
>
> kind regards -botp
>
>
> # any suggestions ?
> # thanks
> #
> #
> #

not a c programmer, just a newbie
appreciate everyones help, me stuff looks a lot better now.
-sk