From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2002-12-03T22:12:32+09:00
Subject: Re: [FAQ] [Revised again] What are the non-alphanumerical symbols in Ruby code?

Austin Ziegler <austin@halostatue.ca> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:31:26 +0900, Tim Sutherland wrote:
>> In article <04af01c299e6$e35ebdc0$d44532d2@nosedog> , Gavin 
> Sinclair
>> wrote:
>> [...]
>>> <<
>>> 
>>> 1. Appends an Array or String in place.
>>> 
>>> a = [1,2,3]
>>> a << 4        # a == [1,2,3,4]
>> It would be nice if you mentioned that in this case << is just a
>> method which people can define on their own classes.
> 
> IMO, this "<<" definitely belongs with the other bit-operators,
> because they are overloadable methods as well. There are a couple of
> places in Ruby where ">>" has also been defined, IIRC.

IMO, since << is encountered far more often in code examples than the
other bit operators, giving it a special place is warranted within this
particular FAQ.

martin