From: Bob Gustafson <bobgus@...>
Date: 2010-04-22T01:26:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug? variable changes without assignment

Jes炭s Gabriel y Gal叩n wrote:

> This is not a bug, it's the way objects and variables work in ruby.
> When you do this:
> 
> variable = constant
> 
> you are saying that variable now references the same object that
> constant references. So any message sent through variable or constant
> is sent to the same string object. If that message is a destructive
> message (like []=, or <<, or sub!), the object is changed and both
> variables will see the change since they are referencing the same
> object.
> 

Ok, good to know that it is not a bug.

However, what is the syntax for an assignment where variable and 
constant do NOT refer to the same object?
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