Hi -- On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, ts wrote: >>>>>> "d" == dblack <dblack / wobblini.net> writes: > > d> No underscores between words? > > moulon% grep ith\? string.c > * str.startwith?([prefix]+) => true or false > * str.endwith?([suffix]+) => true or false > rb_define_method(rb_cString, "startwith?", rb_str_startwith, -1); > rb_define_method(rb_cString, "endwith?", rb_str_endwith, -1); > moulon% It's not that I didn't believe you :-) It just seems a bit unusual, in terms of the general Ruby practice. David -- David A. Black | dblack / wobblini.net Author of "Ruby for Rails" [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3] DABlog (DAB's Weblog) [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc. [4] [1] http://www.manning.com/black | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com [2] http://dablog.rubypal.com | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org