From: jason solomon <solomon.jas@...>
Date: 2011-05-26T06:03:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Method that mutates object

Marvin Gülker wrote in post #1001033:
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> Am 25.05.2011 21:22, schrieb jason solomon:
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>> How would you write a method that actually modifies the str object?
>>
>
> Just in addition to what the others said, the method String#clear
> already exists.
>
> =================================================
> $ ri String#clear
> = String#clear
>
> (from ruby core)
> -
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>   string.clear    ->  string
>
> -
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Makes string empty.
>
>        a = "abcde"
>        a.clear    #=> ""
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> And does exactly what you want it to.
>
> Vale,
> Marvin
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Correct me if I am wrong, String#clear does not exist in Ruby 1.8 and 
earlier.

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