From: Greg Millam <walker@...>
Date: 2002-12-11T08:03:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Seeking Ruby Samadhi

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Jake wrote:

> class Array
>   def each2
>     each {|value| puts value}
>   end
> end
> [1, 2, 3].each2
>
>
> **HOW IN THE NAME OF ALAN TURING DOES _each2_ PASS _value_ TO
> _each_***?!?!  I could see how it works if the string ".each2" were
> literally replaced with ".each {|value| puts value}" (ala tcl), but
> everything i think i know about method calls tells me that its
> probably not that simple.
>

Here, you've defined 'each2' as a method of class 'Array' - 'Array'
already has 'each' defined, and when you call 'each2', it merely calls
'each ', also a method of the same array that each2 is called on.

>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance in helping me understand ruby!
> Jake
>

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Greg Millam
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