From: 7stud -- <lists@...>
Date: 2012-09-14T13:02:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Breaking Down the Block

Robert Klemme wrote in post #1075769:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 5:55 AM, 7stud -- <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>> However, with better variable names, it might be clearer what's going on
>> with inject:
>>
>>
>> class Array
>>   def sum1
>>     inject(0) {|total, array_element| total += array_element}
>>   end
>
> The assignment is totally superfluous.
>

Whoops.  Yep, otherwise it wouldn't be such a strange method.

>>   def sum2
>>     total = 0
>>
>>     self.each do |array_element|
>>       total += array_element
>>     end
>>
>>     total
>>   end
>
> Here "self." is superfluous. ;-)
>


Yep.  I write it anyway.  In my opinion, it's 10 times clearer with an 
explicit receiver.

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