From: "Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@...>
Date: 2011-08-27T00:02:31+09:00
Subject: Re: overloading methods question please?

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 08:52:48PM +0900, jack jones wrote:
> def do_something(a as Array)
>   puts "first array method"
>   puts a.inspect
> end
> 
> def do_something(a as Hash)
>   puts "Second hash method"
>   puts a.inspect
> end
> 
> def do_something(a)
>   puts "third method anything else"
>   puts a.inspect
> end
> 
> a = ["something", "something esle"]
> b = {"key1" => "something", "key2" => "something else"}
> c = 1
> d = 'c'
> 
> do_something(a)
> do_something(b)
> do_something(c)
> do_something(d)
> 
> # what's the problem here (A)?

Method overloading is not supported in Ruby.

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