From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-12-12T23:42:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple issue giving problems


"Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT" <jupp@gmx.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:20031212011325.GB1906@jupp%gmx.de...
> Hi!
>
> * Jamis Buck; 2003-12-12, 00:33 UTC:
> >   def swaper( dest, src )
> >       dest, src = src, dest
> >       return [ dest, src ]
> >   end
>
> That code can be significantly improved:
>
> def swapper(first, second)
>   return [second, first]
> end

usually

a,b = b,a

is sufficient.

> Using names dest, src would be okay for something like this:
>
> def assigner(dest, src)
>   return [src, src]
> end

How do you want to use that method?  I can't see a use of this.

Regards

    robert