From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2004-03-10T18:35:42+09:00
Subject: Re: :glob with a block

Ian Macdonald [mailto:ian@caliban.org] said:

> --------------------------------------------------------------
>  Dir::glob
>      Dir.glob( string, [flags] ) => array
>      Dir.glob( string, [flags] ) {| filename | block }  => false
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> 
> My observation is that it would be much more useful if the
> block form also returned an array, consisting of each 
> filename modified by the block. I ran into this today and 
> found I had to use the non-block form with Array#collect.
> 
> Is there a good reason for this method being the way it is?

Well I've never used that form before (nuby here) but thank you for the info
nonetheless.

And I agree w you; otherwise, we should have named it "Dir.glob_false" on
the block form :-) Bad surprise here..

I would even prefer that the block form be removed. Sorry.
 
> Ian

kind regards -botp