From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-06-13T22:38:09-05:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:03381] Re: chomp!

matz@netlab.co.jp (Yukihiro Matsumoto) writes:

> |chomp:
> |       Equivalent to $_.chomp!(aString), except nil is never
> |       returned. If $_ is changed, the new version is returned,
> |       otherwise a copy of the original value is returned. See
> |       String#chomp! on page 1.
> 
>         Equivalent to `$_ = $_.chomp(aString)'.

Well yes... but our version uses more words, so it must be better ;-)


Sigh...


Dave