From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-01-29T21:18:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Ensuring a specific type

Ron Jeffries wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 1
> As a matter of style, I would not implement my classes to check their
> arguments: code with class-checking is generally considered tacky. I
> might /convert/ arguments, for example something like
> 
>   def initialize(s, d = 0)
>     @start = s.to_time
>     @duration = d.to_i
>   end
>   
> Then I'd write my code to work correctly without type-checking.
> 
> Just a matter of style, but I find it to be valuable. Perhaps you will
> too.


what about stuff like

def add_element arg
   if arg.kind_of? Array
     arg.each do |element|
       element.add_element element
       # call myself
     end
   else
     # do add one element
   end
end


Tobi


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