From: David Alan Black <dblack@...>
Date: 2002-07-04T05:12:34+09:00
Subject: Re: String#split with nil first argument

Hello --

On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, George Ogata wrote:

> When calling String#split with no arguments, it defaults to using $;,

...only if $; is non-nil (because you can't split on nil)

> which, by default, is set to nil.  However, when calling String#split
> with nil (including $; when it is set to nil) it raises exception.
> This surprised me, which opposes the Principle of Least Surprise.
>
> Oughtn't String#split use $; when called with a nil first argument?

Can't you just not provide an argument?  And if you want to use $;,
you can just assign to $; (and not provide an argument).


David

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