From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01@...>
Date: 2010-01-19T07:40:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Return class as Integer


On Jan 18, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Atheeq Pasha wrote:

> hello,
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to get a return class as Integer in ruby?
> 
> and to use Integer.new method with parameter as a number.

Integer is an abstract class is Ruby.  You want a Fixnum
(32 bit integers) or a Bignum (arbitrarily large integers).

Fixnum and Bignum are subclasses of Integer.  Just use regular
decimal notation to 'generate' fixnums and bignums instances.

>> 42.class
=> Fixnum
>> 4200000000.class
=> Bignum



Gary Wright