From: dblack@... Date: 2002-11-26T09:31:04+09:00 Subject: Re: [FAQ] Why isn't 'x++' or 'x--' valid? Hi -- On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Gavin Sinclair wrote: > At best, x++ could be syntax sugar for 'x = x + 1', but for whatever > reason - be it a diminished appetite for sugar, or perhaps no > intention to mislead - the creator of Ruby did not include these > operators/methods. Nothing that vague :-) See . David -- David Alan Black home: dblack@candle.superlink.net work: blackdav@shu.edu Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav