From: Akinori MUSHA <knu@...>
Date: 2000-10-31T02:46:12+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:5948] Re: Hash.new {block} / Hash#default_proc{,_set}

Hey, Brian!

At Tue, 31 Oct 2000 01:47:09 +0900,
Brian F. Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> I've done very little testing, but I think I've successfully implemented the 
> ability for a Hash to provide a default procedure rather than variable.
> 
> The only reasonable way I could think of doing this required on-the-fly 
> creation of a hash entry when a lookup fails -- otherwise, this feature is 
> nearly useless (does not make anything easier).
> 
> Here's the diff, my 3rd time modifying Ruby code itself.  Comments?

Neat!  I always wanted that.  I was about to do it myself, but you've
now done it.

Your next target will be Array#new(size) {...}, I presume? :>

I'd really like to see them merged. :)

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