From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-05-21T03:40:37+09:00
Subject: Re: why no MatchData#match ?



On May 20, 10:40 am, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 20.05.2007 16:16, Martin DeMello wrote:
>
> > I use MatchData infrequently enough that I keep being thrown by the
> > lack of a #match method, to go along with #pre_match and #post_match.
> > #[0] simply isn't as self-documenting.
>
> Probably because "match" sounds like the MD would be able to match again
> (like Regexp.match).  If you can come up with an unambiguous name I'd
> make it a RCR.

Long considered this, and I've come to think it doesn't matter. In
everyday language we use "match" in multiple contexts, including verb
and noun. I think it's okay if Ruby does too.

T.