From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-03-17T08:10:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Issues using array.delete within a loop of the same array

On 3/16/07, james.d.masters@gmail.com <james.d.masters@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 16, 3:08 pm, "Phrogz" <g...@refinery.com> wrote:
> > Kindly suggest that you RTFM by typing "ri Array#delete_if" into your
> > console. :)
>
> I did RTFM before posting.  The question in my original posting was
> related to the behavior of deleting items from a list during iteration
> so that's why I posted Array#delete_if within the context of
> Array#each.  To use Array#delete_if outside of the iteration does the
> job yet the original question remained.  I think that the answer is
> that deleting from the same array during an iteration is a no-no using
> Array#each... I'm OK with that.  I'll use Array#delete_if or
> Array.reject!
>
> Thanks...
>

The code I posted was version 1.8.5 p12, and of course I should have
added that the behavior is not defined.
YARV does exactly the same right now though.

Good to point it out clearly.

Cheers
Robert
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