From: James Edward Gray II Date: 2007-11-13T23:18:54+09:00 Subject: Re: alias_method :tap, :affect On Nov 13, 2007, at 8:15 AM, furtive.clown@gmail.com wrote: > class Object > def as > yield self > end > end > > input = %w(a b) > re = %r!a\Z! > > filename = input.map { |t| > t.gsub(re, "_") > }.join.as { |t| > File.basename(t) > } > > puts filename > # => _b Just for the sake of the archives, note that the above should use sub () instead of gsub(). Thanks for the explanation. James Edward Gray II