From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-10-24T21:35:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Read "current line" from a file?

Hi,

At Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:57:49 +0900,
Gavin Sinclair wrote:
> Given an IO object, you can get the "next" line with #gets, right?
> 
> Given an IO object, you can get the "current" line with #X, right?  Please?

What about this?

class IO
  module Backing
    def gets(rs = $/)
      @backing = super
    end
    def last
      @backing
    end
  end
end

STDIN.extend(IO::Backing)
p STDIN.gets
p STDIN.last

-- 
Nobu Nakada