From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-03-15T03:49:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Kernel#y


"Ara.T.Howard" <ahoward@fattire.ngdc.noaa.gov> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0403140908141.6230-100000@fattire.ngdc.noaa.gov...
> > # Create a bunch of stuff:
> > ahash = {:a => 1, 'BB' => 2, 7 => 'seven', 'd' => 10}
> > astring = RUBY_VERSION + ' ' + RELEASE_DATE
> > afloat = Math::PI
> > anarray = ['c', 111, Exception.new('Oops')]
> >
> > # Bunch it more:
> > anarray.push(ahash).push(astring).push(afloat)
> >
> > p anarray  #  for comparison
> > puts '.'*107, ''
> >
> > # See what yaml's y shows
> > require 'yaml'  #  <-------------------------#
> > y anarray
>
>
> wow.  very, very cool.

Hm. Where's the difference between "puts obj.to_yaml" and "y obj" apart from
less typing?

    robert