From: james@...
Date: 2002-06-10T11:21:23+09:00
Subject: RE: Getting method! for free from method

> Let's say I have:
>
> def method
> 	# do something
> end
>
> Is there a shortcut for telling ruby to define method! for me?

method! would suggest that there were some permanent side effects to the
receiver, and whether or not that's true depends on the specific code.


If you have

 def right_now
   Time.new.to_s
 end

then what would right_now! do?


James