From: "Zachary P. Landau" <kapheine@...>
Date: 2003-11-19T01:59:52+09:00
Subject: Re: testing argument type and duck typing, newbie question

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> >I have a method taking one argument that can be an integer or a string.
> >How do I test the argument to know if it's a string or an integer? All=
=20
> >the duck typing things I've read make me wonder what's the best way=20
> >to determine if the argument is an integer or a string.....

[...]

> or if you wont you can get StrongTyping and do:
>=20
> def f(a,b)
>  expect(String,a,Integer,b)
> end

He wanted a single argument with multiple possibilities. With
StrongTyping, that would be:

def f(a)
  expect(a, [String, Integer])
end

--=20
Zachary P. Landau <kapheine@hypa.net>
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