From: Charles Comstock <cc1@...>
Date: 2004-03-07T16:49:39+09:00
Subject: Re: random range

> 
> No Enumerable#size.  Try:
> 
> module Enumerable
>     ## Return a random element, or nil if empty.
>     def rand
>         i = 1
>         ret = nil
>         each do |el|
>             if Kernel.rand(i) == 0
>                 ret = el
>             end
>             i += 1
>         end
>         return ret
>     end
> end
> 
> 

Umm I don't think that is a uniform distribution, not to mention the 
fact that you don't break out of the each if it succeeds.

Hmm we definitely should allow integer array's, but I am seeing more and 
more potential problems with generic Enumerables.  Maybe have it be 
another include module, but demand a way to initialize a value anywhere 
in an enumerable, not just with each / yield.  With integer ranges you 
just need the upper/lower bound, but if your defining each object with 
succ, it causes issues I think.

Charles Comstock