From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-05-30T20:32:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Introducing the "it" keyword

On 5/29/07, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On May 28, 6:55 am, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On 27.05.2007 20:04, Robert Dober wrote:
> > >> Um...  It's really not that difficult.
> > > Sure it is, actually the code is simple, I still try to grasp what is
> > > wanted here, you see?
> > >> Hope that explains it.   If not, let me know.
> > > Well see above but never mind :)
> > > Thx for your time, I shall probably say what I think about all of this:
> > > (a)
> > > return v if ((v = 42) % 2).zero?
> > > would be nice if it worked
> > > (b)
> > > I am against fancy enhancements that are purely for optimization but see
> > > above.
> >
> > We are completely on the same page with this.
>
> I concur. From what I understand, this _will_ eventually work:
and furthermore, which slipped away from me at first sight,

return @it if ((@it = 42)%2).zero?

works already, of course it is nonsense to use an instance variable
for this save in the main context.

Cheers
Robert
>
>   return it if ((it = 42) % 2).zero?
>
> And that's quite enough, IMHO.
>
> (The iterator var on the other hand...)
>
> T.
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>
>


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