On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Logan Capaldo wrote:

>
> On Apr 23, 2006, at 1:11 PM, Robin Stocker wrote:
>
>> ara.t.howard / noaa.gov wrote:
>>> if you do simply use
>>>   list = (a .. b).inject([]){|accum, date| accum << date}
>> 
>> I'm curious, is there a special reason for the use of inject here? Doesn't 
>> the following do the same?
>> 
>>   list = (a..b).to_a
>> 
>>> -a
>> 
>> Robin
>> 
>
> Yes, they are exactly the same. It's just that inject is a force of nature. 
> It consumes your Enumerables, and leaves a trail of devastation in its wake. 
> You can't escape it. You must accept your fate as a slave to inject.

well, in this case it was merely the result of posting sans coffee.  i do that
occasionally and always regret it.  ;-)

-a
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