------ extPart_001_0000_01C287DB.C5160F20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Try 103.times; see what you get. The last number is not a sum. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob X Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:43 AM To: ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org Subject: Re: Lighting Rod "Kirk Haines" <khaines / enigo.com> wrote in message news:48674.148.78.249.10.1036859159.squirrel / enigo.com... > Eric Armstrong said: > And this is certainly inconsistent with what is stated in the Pickaxe book: > > "Iterates block int times, passing in values from zero to int - 1" > Isn't that exactly what it is doing? irb(main):001:0> 3.times {|d| puts d} 0 <--- value starting at zero 1 2 <--- to int(3)-1 which would 2 3 <--- this is the return value (0,1,2 = 3) Maybe I am mistaking what you are saying. BobGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ------ extPart_001_0000_01C287DB.C5160F20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Try 103.times;ee what you get. The last number is not a sum.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIVtyle="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Bob X</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lighting Rod</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>"Kirk Haines" <khaines / enigo.com> wrote in message<BR>news:48674.148.78.249.10.1036859159.squirrel / enigo.com...<BR>> Eric Armstrong said:<BR>> And this is certainly inconsistent with what is stated in the Pickaxe<BR>book:<BR>><BR>> "Iterates block int times, passing in values from zero to int - 1"<BR>><BR>Isn't that exactly what it is doing?<BR><BR>irb(main):001:0> 3.times {|d| puts d}<BR>0 <--- value starting at zero<BR>1<BR>2 <--- to int(3)-1 which would 2<BR>3 <--- this is the return value (0,1,2 = 3)<BR><BR>Maybe I am mistaking what you are saying.<BR><BR>Bob<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><brlear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> ------ extPart_001_0000_01C287DB.C5160F20--