From: Michael Randall <randallsata@...>
Date: 2009-10-27T05:11:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Array#collect in a method call, not working for me

Michael Linfield wrote:
>> But does that mean that (a = [1, 2].class) is setting a to be an Array?
> Consider this:
>>> n = []                                                               
> => []
>>> a = n.class                                                          
> => Array
>>> a << 1                                                               
> NoMethodError: undefined method `<<' for Array:Class
> 
> a doesn't become an array, it becomes the class type of Array. 
> Regards,
> - Mac

That makes sense. And I don't know why I didn't think to do the 
following to test it myself...

irb(main):061:0> n = []
=> []
irb(main):062:0> a = n.class
=> Array
irb(main):063:0> a.class
=> Class

THANKS!!
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