From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2008-07-19T03:43:20+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby wish-list

On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Roger Pack wrote:
>> Of course, it's been possible also in 1.8 or earlier, even in 0.95.
>>
>> $ ./ruby -v -e 'print "abc\x14"'| od -tx1z
>> ruby - version 0.95 (95/12/21)
>> 0000000 61 62 63 14                                      >abc.<
>> 0000004
>
> Nice.
> Next wish: IO#read_line [and I know I can make my own--just wishing I
> didn't have to :) ]
> -R


Granted!

Use IO#gets or IO#readline depending on the behavior that you expect.

-Rob

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