From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-02-17T20:59:59+09:00
Subject: Re: has /foo/../bah/ changed?


"Ronald E Jeffries" <ronjeffries@acm.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:s3v230pnp6tkroucj9rvhp007i5cn429dl@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:54:10 +0900, Guillaume Marcais
> <guslist@free.fr> wrote:
>
> >
> >Change it to (untested):
> >
> >def procfile (input, output)
> > @printfile = true
> > while l = input.gets
> > if l =~ /<header/ .. l =~ /<\/header/
> > procline(input, l, output)
> > end
> > end
> >end
> >
> >The flipflop operator may/will disappear in the next revision of Ruby.
> >Do a search on ruby-talk for lengthy discussions on wether or not to
> >save flipflop.
>
> Thanks!
>
> In what way are these improvements?

The meaning of "<expr>..<expr>" changes when in the context of "if",
"unless", "while" etc.  This is not obviuos.  For further reference see
the lengthy discussion.

    robert