From: Tony Arcieri <tony@...>
Date: 2009-11-05T05:40:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby doesn't implement x++ for Fixnum's because ???

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On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Paul Smith <paul@pollyandpaul.co.uk> wrote:

> a = 1
>
> a.class #Fixnum
>
> a++ # a is now 2
>
> 1.class #Fixnum
>
> 1++ # Illegal
>
> So although a is a Fixnum, and 1 is a Fixnum, they respond to ++
> differently?
>

Why would 1++ be illegal?  I'd think it would just evaluate to 1.

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Tony Arcieri
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