From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-06-24T09:14:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Named/positional method args



On Jun 23, 6:09 pm, darren kirby <bulli...@badcomputer.org> wrote:
> *Sigh*, I mean:
>
>   # Writes embedded images to a file
>   #
>   # :call-seq:
>   #   write_picture()                       -> nil
>   #   write_picture(:outfile=>"str")        -> nil
>   #   write_picture(:n=>int)                 -> nil
>   #   write_picture(:outfile=>"str", :n=>int) -> nil
>
> -d

Bingo.

But hey, as Resident Dreamer, I can't help but wonder how cool it
might be to have highly descriptive and auto-flexible arguments:

  def write_picture(n <= Integer, outfile <= String)
    ...
  end

  write_picture("front cover", 1)
  write_picture(1, "front cover")

Sacrifice a little duck-typiness for some arg-flippiness :)

T.