From: Jason Mayer <slamboy@...>
Date: 2007-01-27T10:04:52+09:00
Subject: Re: String.insert newbie question

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On 1/26/07, Marco Guiseppe <kreatix@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've only been checking out Ruby for a couple of days, but today I came
> across this problem.
>
> If I do this:
>
> #!/usr/bin/env ruby -w
>
> string1 = "abc"
> string2 = string1
>
> string2.insert(-1, "def")
>
> puts string1
> puts string2
>
> Then the result is:
>
> abcdef
> abcdef
>
>
> How come string1 gets changed?!?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marco
>
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> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> check it out in irb.

irb(main):001:0> string1 = "abc"
=> "abc"
irb(main):002:0> string2 = string1
=> "abc"
irb(main):003:0> string2.object_id
=> 23129580
irb(main):004:0> string1.object_id
=> 23129580


Hope that helps.

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