From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-11-05T11:49:27+09:00
Subject: Re: This is how we Roll



On Nov 4, 9:19 pm, Konrad Meyer <kon...@tylerc.org> wrote:
> Quoth Trans:
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> > On Nov 4, 6:33 pm, Konrad Meyer <kon...@tylerc.org> wrote:
> > > Quoth Joel VanderWerf:
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> > > > Trans wrote:
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> > > > >   irb(main):001:0> Library.list
> > > > >   => ["box", "nitro", "roll", "icli", "mint", "og", "glue",
> > > > >       "tmail", "english", "webrite", "blow", "xact", "raw",
> > > > >       "ruby", "ratch", "facets"]
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> > > > Any reason this returns a list of strings, and not of library objects?
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> > > > --
> > > >        vjoel : Joel VanderWerf : path berkeley edu : 510 665 3407
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> > > Maybe Library#inspect just returns a string of the name? :D
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> > Nah. list is a class method. inspect is an instance method.
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> >   irb(main):002:0> library('facets').inspect
> >   => "#<Library facets/2.0.4>"
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> > T.
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> Yes, I'm aware of that. I was saying maybe Library.list (class method) which
> seems to return an array of strings in irb is actually returning an array of
> Library instances, which each get rendered to a string by their respective
> #inspect instance methods.

Oh, right. I see what you were saying. Not the case though.

It's late. I need to sleep.

T.