From: Niko Schwarz <niko.schwarz@...>
Date: 2001-10-21T02:47:31+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22841] Re: array prob

ts wrote:


> N> |         a = a.sort { |a, b|
>                  ^         ^
>                  |         |
> 
> N> thats the first problem. what you see is a workaround, but i dont get
> why N> a.sort! { bla...
> N> doesnt work.
> 
>  because you re-use `a' as a parameter for the block, change the name
>  something like
> 
>             a.sort! { |x, y| ... }

thats exactly the problem. if i do that, it wont work anymore.
 
>  a.map! replace the value with the result returned by the block, in your
>  case this is the value returned by #upto

ouch!
yea, i was *quite* stupid, and this took me so long *uaaaaah!*
thanks for your help =)

regards,

nick
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