Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: > |I like to_list. It's specific enough that misuse/overuse will be > |evident. And even though "list" isn't a core class, it's a noun and > |also much more meaningful than "splat". > > Well, that name assumes we are converting an object into a list which > in reality an array. Besides that calling parameters a list reminds > me Perl too much. Now I understand how Matju felt in the original > post. ;-) > > How about to_values? It's noun; plurality indicates it's a collection > of values (which often represented by an array). to_args comes next > in my preference list. Why not *@ ? (?) --