From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2003-03-27T17:46:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Anyone ever confused by Array#slice! method?

> |3. Some bang methods return nil if the object is
> |not actually changed: gsub!, delete!, others.
> 
> All but reverse!, sort!, and exit!
> 
> |4. Now here's a trivia question. What bang method
> |appears in two different core modules and (it
> |could be argued) does not really change its 
> |receiver? (OK, in a way it does. Don't quibble with
> |me.)
> 
> exit! does not modify anything.  Its ! means "more dangerous" 
> than non bang version. 
> 

In this regard, can any kind soul post any docs/wikis on all banged methods
(and their accompanying quirks if any)...

kind regards -botp