From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2003-12-12T09:36:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple issue giving problems

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:26:53 -0400, Brad wrote:
> I was wondering if there were some way to allow manipulations of
> function/methods parameters such that the calling processes variable
> values would be modified.  


irb(main):001:0> ary=%w(a b c d)
=> ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
irb(main):002:0> def test(val)
irb(main):003:1> val[2] = 42
irb(main):004:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):005:0> test(ary)
=> 42
irb(main):006:0> ary
=> ["a", "b", 42, "d"]
irb(main):007:0>

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Simon Strandgaard