From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2003-06-07T06:12:49+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] join block

Michael Campbell wrote:
>>Somehow, I would expect Array#join to pass two args to the block,
>>like this:
>>
>>    [1,2,3].join {|x,y| x < y ? " < " : " >= " }
>>
>>     # ==> "1 < 2 < 3"
> 
> 
> You lost me here.  When iterating through the elements, what are x
> and y; the current element in the array an the "next" one?  What
> value does "y" get then on the last element?
> 
> I'd think even then, you'd get:
> 
> "1 < 22 < 33"  # no?

I'm thinking the return value of the block should be used in the same 
way as the argument to #join would be used, as in:

     [1,2,3].join(" < ")

(This is by analogy with sub("x","y") and sub("x") {"y"}.)

If that's the case, then the block should only be called on successive 
pairs.

But maybe my intuition about how block return values are used is wrong.