>> string = 'a string' >> copy = string >> string.replace 'a different string'
>> ...because the real code requires the changer of the string to know that >> there is going to be a copy made of the string. For me, Object#clone or Object#dup works: string = 'a string' copy = string.clone string = 'a different string' -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/29aa0c8a83efc669fe3bb4c761cd53df%40ruby-forum.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

