From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-03-27T00:07:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is '?' OK in a method name and not OK in a variable name ?

>>>>> "J" == Jean-Hugues ROBERT <jean_hugues_robert@yahoo.com> writes:

J> class CacheEntry
J>    def initialize()
J>      @is_dirty = false
J>    end
J>    def dirty?
J>      return @is_dirty
J>    end
J> end

 Write it like this, it will be a little faster

   class CacheEntry
      attr_reader :is_dirty
      alias dirty? is_dirty
      def initialize()
         @is_dirty = false
      end
   end


Guy Decoux