From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2008-03-17T01:16:59+09:00
Subject: Re: argh! more undocumented mysteries: to_yaml

Dave Thomas wrote:
>
> On Mar 16, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Tom Cloyd wrote:
>
>> I will hold out for the possibility that with a little more 
>> examination you'll see what I have so far missed - the reason for 
>> this problem.
>
> Just to follow up on my previous email...
>
> It's also possible you saw Object#to_yaml if you're using the 'ri' 
> utility and you have the yaml library installed on your local machine. 
> ri lists all the methods that can possibly appear in a class, and 
> (somewhat stupidly) fails to differential between those that are built 
> in and those that can be added. (I say somewhat stupidly because it 
> was my fault :).
>
> Regards
>
>
> Dave Thomas
>
>
Well, Dave, looks like we've found our culprit (heh heh). However, I 
simply cannot fault someone who's been such an asset to us all. I will 
try simply to remember that Ruby and its documentation is a work in 
progress, and that as my own cleverness grows, my expectations of Ruby's 
can gracefully diminish. Every weekend I spend with Ruby is increasingly 
informative, and this one is no exception. And...the good folks on this 
list are a major reason for my continuing education. Thanks to you all.

t.

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