From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-08-21T23:19:05+09:00
Subject: Re: How to "cast" in Ruby

2007/8/21, Kaldrenon <kaldrenon@gmail.com>:
> On Aug 21, 8:13 am, Marcin Tyman <m.ty...@interia.pl> wrote:
> > David,
> > Your solution doesn't work correctly. I've resolved this like that
> >
> > temp = String.new("#{el.elements["id"].get_text}")
> > arr << temp.to_i
>
> How about: arr << "#{el.elements["id"].get_text}".to_i ?

Then I'd still prefer arr << el.elements["id"].get_text.to_s.to_i

String interpolation for just one value doesn't really make sense.

robert