From: Randy Coulman <rcoulman@...>
Date: 2012-02-09T06:24:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Require bug confirmation: possible 'times' method error

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No problem.  I wasn't trying to be cryptic, and maybe I've been helping my
kids with their homework too much lately, but I wanted to give you some
hints that would lead you to discover the answer for yourself.  I find I
learn better if I have to figure some things out for myself, as long as I
don't get frustrated by being stuck on something for too long.

Randy

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Tom Clarke <tarclarke@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I realised what Randy was trying to say about 5 minutes after I stepped
> away from my computer (I often think best away from it). Apologies for
> being short with you Randy, I understand what you were trying to say now.=
,
> thank you for your help
>
> Thank you to Ian and Matma for your explanations also.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
> 2012/2/8 Bartosz Dziewo=F1ski <matma.rex@gmail.com>
>
> > Calling num.times{|i| ...} counts from 0 to num-1, *not* from 1 to num.
> >
> > Therefore, using 6 here will never trigger the condition (since 5 is
> > not greater than 5), the explicit return will not be used, and the
> > method will return the value of last expression. This expression is
> > the #times block, and #times returns the receiver (ie., the number it
> > was called on) - in this case, 6. Then the multiple assignment will
> > assign 6 to first variable, and nil to the second one.
> >
> > -- Matma Rex
> >
> >
>



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Randy Coulman
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