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> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: Ruby doesn't implement x++ for Fixnum's because ???"
> on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:25:05 +0900, RichardOnRails <RichardDummyMailbox58... / USComputerGurus.com> writes:
>
> |BTW,  ¨Â§í îïáäöïãáôéîç ø«æïÒõâù ¨Â§í êõóô ôòùéîç ôï õîäåòóôáîä
> |whether Ruby would literally change 1 to 2 as opposed to change a
> |variable that contains 1 to subsequently contain 2.
>
> There's no way to modify local variables by sending message in Ruby.
>
> matz.

Thanks for your response, Matz.
I've got to study David Black's book more thoroughly.

Best wishes,
Richard