From: "Guy N. Hurst" <gnhurst@...>
Date: 2002-04-02T01:35:27+09:00
Subject: Re: String#begins?(s)

Rich Kilmer wrote:
> ...
> > I'm not convinced we need the methods, but if we do, I think
> > #starts_with and #ends_with are good candidates for names.
> >
> >
> > Dave
> 
> My only reason for having them is if folks that are new to Ruby don't
> know RegExp syntax they may look to String for begin and end matching
> methods.  Back to the Basic days, they had Left$, Right$ and Mid$.  Not
> advocating the names, just the fact that folks have been using these
> types of methods for a long time.
> 
> -Rich

Thanks Rich, I was just thinking about Left$ right before I read your email ;-)

And I think 'left' and 'right' make more sense than 'head' and 'tail' here.


Guy N. Hurst