From: sto.mar@...
Date: 2013-03-05T16:26:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Inconsistent Array#slice behavior?

Am 05.03.2013 08:16, schrieb Josh Cheek:
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Jack R. <lists@ruby-forum.com
> <mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com>> wrote:
>
>     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?
>
>
> Hmm, docs I usually use say "Additionally, an empty array is returned
> when the starting index for an element range is at the end of the array.
> Returnsnilif the index (or starting index) are out of range."
> (http://rdoc.info/stdlib/core/Array:slice)

This part of the Array#slice documentation is rather new and didn't
make it into the 1.9.3 docs :)


(https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6680)

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