From: timr <timrandg@...>
Date: 2009-12-29T14:40:08+09:00
Subject: PLEASE HELP...dup is not working correctly in the following code

#dup creates a copy of an object with a different object_id. As
follows:
>> a = [1,2,3]
=> [1, 2, 3]
>> b = a.dup
=> [1, 2, 3]
>> b << 1000
=> [1, 2, 3, 1000]
>> a
=> [1, 2, 3]
>>  b
=> [1, 2, 3, 1000]

Changing b does't change a because b is a copy of a with a different
object_id.

However, unlike the irb session, the following code shows that
modification of the dupped object is somehow changing the original.
WTF?  (you may want to change the font to courier to get the maze to
line up correctly). This behavior is so strange. I can see no
significant differences between the usage in the irb session and in
this code, yet the behavior is very different. Please explain if you
have any insights.
Thanks,
Tim

@maze1 = %{#####################################
# #   #     #A        #     #       #
# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #
# # #   # #         #     # #       #
# ##### # ################# # #######
#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #
##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #
#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #
# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #
# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #
# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #
#   #       #   #       #     #     #
#####################################}
class Maze
  attr_accessor :maze

  #initialize creates a @maze array with each row a sub array
  def initialize(maze_name)
    @maze = maze_name.split(/\n/).collect{|row| row.split(//)}
    @maze_dup = @maze.dup
  end
  def write_(r, c)
    @maze_dup[r][c] = "a"
  end
  def report
    puts "@maze:"
    @maze.each{|r| p r.join}
    puts "@maze_dup:"
    @maze_dup.each{|r| p r.join}
  end
end

maze1 = Maze.new(@maze1)
maze1.report
maze1.write_(0,0)
maze1.report
maze1.write_(1,1)
maze1.report


# >> @maze:
# >> "#####################################"
# >> "# #   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"
# >> @maze_dup:
# >> "#####################################"
# >> "# #   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"
# >> @maze:
# >> "a####################################"
# >> "# #   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"
# >> @maze_dup:
# >> "a####################################"
# >> "# #   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"
# >> @maze:
# >> "a####################################"
# >> "#a#   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"
# >> @maze_dup:
# >> "a####################################"
# >> "#a#   #     #A        #     #       #"
# >> "# # # # # # ####### # ### # ####### #"
# >> "# # #   # #         #     # #       #"
# >> "# ##### # ################# # #######"
# >> "#     # #       #   #     # #   #   #"
# >> "##### ##### ### ### # ### # # # # # #"
# >> "#   #     #   # #   #  B# # # #   # #"
# >> "# # ##### ##### # # ### # # ####### #"
# >> "# #     # #   # # #   # # # #       #"
# >> "# ### ### # # # # ##### # # # ##### #"
# >> "#   #       #   #       #     #     #"
# >> "#####################################"