From: Kevin Ethridge <kevinethridge@...>
Date: 2003-07-22T23:31:03+09:00
Subject: Ruby 1.8.0-9 Problem

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Shouldn't there be a warning or error message when try to concatenate a number in this manner? 
 
name = "John Doe"
print "Your name is " << name.length << " characters long."
 
outputs:

Your name is  characters long.


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<DIV>Shouldn't there be a warning or error message when try to concatenate a number in this manner? </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>name = "John Doe"</DIV>
<DIV>print "Your name is " &lt;&lt; name.length &lt;&lt; " characters long."</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>outputs:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>Your name is  characters long.</P></FONT></DIV>
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