Robert Walker wrote: > Why not just let xchg_source deal with the nil then you just have: > > def initialize(source=nil) > xchg_source(source) > end > > protected # assuming this is not part of the public interface
Ah, but it is public and if I pass a nil object to it then it fails, but it does not fail if I pass it nothing at all, or if I pass it a string, or a file object, etc. Odd, but there it is. -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

