From: KM <km@...>
Date: 2007-04-12T00:50:07+09:00
Subject: Class of numeric literals

A literal number with a decimal point in it becomes a Float, e.g.

   irb(main):002:0> 3.0.class
   => Float

Is there a way to make a literal like '3.0' become something else,
e.g. a BigDecimal, automatically?

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KM