From: sto.mar@...
Date: 2013-03-05T16:20:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Inconsistent Array#slice behavior?

Am 05.03.2013 08:01, schrieb Jack R.:
> Given x = [],
>
> x[0, 2] => []
> x[-3,2] => nil
>
> Documentation says that out-of-range indices produce a nil result, but 0
> s/b out-of-range for an empty array, shouldn't it?
>

No. Take a closer look at the documentation, especially
the "special" cases.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0/Array.html#method-i-slice

Note: the 2.0 docs apply also to 1.9.3, the crucial part
concerning this "inconsistency" has been added only recently.

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