From: Rasputin <rasputin@...>
Date: 2003-09-04T00:18:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Kernel.const_get and gets

* ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> [0915 16:15]:
> >>>>> "R" == Rasputin  <rasputin@idoru.mine.nu> writes:
 
> R> Using Kernel.const_get() to dynamically create instances seems
> R> to screw up their idea of STDIN. I'm probably missing something
> R> obvious, please can someone enlighten me?
 
>  it has nothing to do with const_get, remove the line
> 
>    ARGV.each { |c| dynamic << Kernel.const_get(c).new }
> 
>  and you'll see that you have the same error
> 
> 
> R>                 puts gets
>                         ^^^^
 
>  the problem is here
> 
> svg% ri Kernel::gets
> ----------------------------------------------------------- Kernel::gets
>      gets( aString=$/ ) -> aString or nil
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      Returns (and assigns to $_) the next line from the list of files in
>                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>      ARGV (or $*), or from standard input if no files are present on the
>      ^^^^



KERRRR-CHUNK.  (sound of very large penny dropping).
Thank you very much indeed.

> svg% 
> 
>  If you give it arguments, it will try to read from these files
> 
>  You want IO#gets rather than Kernel::gets

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