From: Jane O'Maley <dihillery@...>
Date: 2009-11-16T21:26:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Sorting array of names

> def initialize fname, lname, mname=nil
>   @fname = fname
>   @lname = lname
>   @mname = mname
> end
> 
> # This makes the last name nil if it's not defined when you create the 
> person.
> 
> def to_s
>   # easy-to-read solution
>   temp = "#{@lname}, #{fname}"
>   if !@mname.nil?
>     temp += ", #{mname}"
>   end
>   return temp
> end

Thank you very much for your help. Having sorted this out I was able to 
find and fix some other problems I had with it too and can keep moving 
forward with it.
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