From: Mark Slagell <ms@...>
Date: 2002-12-24T20:55:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Hash#update

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>>Is it OK for you to lose values by the "union" method?  Not for me.
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>How about Hash#merge and Hash#merge! ?
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Or,
  Hash#update       (destructive)
  Hash#updated_by   (non-destructive)

If so, could we keep Hash#| as well?  After all, the resulting hash is 
based upon the union of the original keys.

  -- Mark