From: "Iñaki Baz Castillo" <ibc@...>
Date: 2008-05-04T02:39:57+09:00
Subject: Why there is not "replace" method for Fixnum?

Hi, using String#replace I can "simulate" a pointer (thanks to David A. for 
the explanation):

  a = "orignal a value"
  b = a
  b = "new value"
  a
  => "original a value"
  b
  => "new value"

This is obvious: after the new assigment of "b" it points to a different 
object.

So I can use "replace":

  a = "orignal a value"
  b = a
  b.replace "new value"
  a
  => "new value"
  b
  => "new value"


But Fixnum has not this method "replace", neither Float. Doesn't make sense 
any primitive Ruby Class having this "replace" method instead of just one of 
them?






-- 
Iñaki Baz Castillo