From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2009-02-19T18:07:32+09:00
Subject: Re: simple question re: ruby warning message

Stefano Crocco wrote:
> Alle Thursday 19 February 2009, Tom Cloyd ha scritto:
>   
>> I just set up my first ternary operator expression, and got a warning
>> from Ruby, as a reward! I don't see what the problem might be:
>>
>> The expression:
>> db_type= 'n' ? db = @nodes_h : db = @links_h
>>
>> The warning:
>> ../lib/setnet/SN.rb:781: warning: string literal in condition
>>
>> I use string literals all the time in case statements, and other places,
>> and have never had this objection.
>>
>> Can someone explain the problem to me? I cannot imagine what it might be.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> t.
>>     
>
> Ruby thinks you are likely to have written = instead of == in the condition. 
>
> Stefano
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>   
Geee, I wonder why? Good Lord!

A real newbie mistake!

t.

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