From: Aaron Smith <beingthexemplary@...>
Date: 2007-03-10T13:55:19+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby / php operator differences.

> It's the same in Ruby, except it goes further:
> 
> int |= 0x10000000
> 
> is short for
> 
> int = int | 0x10000000
> 
> is short for
> 
> int = int.|(0x10000000)      # infix operator is really method call on 
> LHS
> 
> is short for
> 
> int = int.send(:|, 0x10000000)   # explicit method call by symbolic name

pretty flippin cool.

in this example:
int = int.send(:|,0x1000000)

is it neccessary to have assignment portion? as in:
int.send(:|,0x1000000), does this take out the need for (int=)


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