From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-11-17T07:08:16+09:00
Subject: Re: #returning and #tap

Hi --

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, Joel VanderWerf wrote:

> Coming full circle around the golf course... This last one above is what lead 
> me to prefer #then (== #tap) in the first place:
>
> def foo
>  @foo ||= Foo.new.then do |f|
>    f.bar = "bar"
>  end
> end
>
> Also, #then  avoids the scoping nastiness of #instance_eval.

I'm not getting the semantics of "then".  Do you mean "then" as in, "I
took off my coat and then sat down", as opposed to then in if/then?


David

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