Andrew Red wrote: > Gentlemen, > I notice a function which breaks a string into array of words ( $w() ) > is used along the code very indiscriminately just when a simple array > would suffice. > ... Andrew,
I'm also new to the Ruby world. It seems that the $w() function has an analogous %w() in Ruby and qw() in Perl so apparently the concept is quite widespread. As you know, Ruby and Perl are pioneers of short function names and shorthand notation which can be quite foreign to those like you and I coming from other languages. In many situations $w() does save a lot of space and makes things _more_ readable, so, for consistency, the idea is to use it everywhere within the framework. - Ken Snyder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
