From: Earle Clubb Date: 2007-06-23T04:20:40+09:00 Subject: assign greater of two ints? Is there a more concise way to write this? a = 5 b = "test123" if a < b.length a = b.length end --or-- a = b.length if a < b.length Earle -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.