From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2009-02-01T02:53:17+09:00
Subject: Re: File::write() complement for File::read() ?

Rob Biedenharn wrote:
> $ fri File#write
> [...]
> It's already there.  This method is an instance method.

I asked for a class method File::write (just like File::read) not an 
instance method File#write.

> Your method would be incomplete without a mode.  Do you want 'w', 'a',
> 'wb', etc.?
> 
> def your_write(path, data, mode='wb')
>    File.open(path, mode) {|f| f.write data }
> end

Good point.

> I don't know why you call #to_s on data if you open 'wb'.  (IO#write
> does that for you if what you pass isn't a String.)

Thanks for the tip.
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