From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2003-12-19T22:28:49+09:00
Subject: Re: How to return more than one result from a method?

Hi --

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Robert Klemme wrote:

> 
> "David A. Black" <dblack@wobblini.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0312181612570.29763-100000@wobblini...
> >   irb(main):001:0> def two; return 1,2; end
> >   => nil
> >   irb(main):002:0> a,b = two
> >   => [1, 2]
> >   irb(main):003:0> a
> >   => 1
> >   irb(main):004:0> b
> >   => 2
> >
> > That might be the best way if you don't need to deal with the two
> > values as a pair beyond getting them back from the method.
> 
> Even if you need to deal with them as pair this is the appropriate method:

Do you mean: even if you don't need to deal... ?

> irb(main):001:0> def two; return 1,2; end
> => nil
> irb(main):002:0> all = two
> => [1, 2]
> irb(main):003:0>

I'm not sure what you mean by appropriate.  Can you elaborate?


David

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David A. Black
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