Re: Class:Hash

Slevin McGuigan <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:46:14 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.ruby.documentation
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>> Although chances are low that #key is used often, Class hash does offer this
>> method. Hence I guess it should be working correctly (which it does imho)
>> and it should be documented correctly. This is what I wanted to
>> discuss/clarify in this thread.
>>
>> Any more opinions on the documentation of #key? Shouldn't there be something
>> in the documentation of hash#key like "... If there is more then one
>> occurance of the value the first key is returned"    (addendum: in my first
>> eMail I mixed value and key. I just corrected this here)
>
> That sounds like a reasonable addition.
> The only "blessed" documenation source is the ruby core source code
> itself.  I'd write up a patch and submit it.
>
> http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/ruby-core/
>
Just to make sure we have the same understanding (would be pretty goofy 
if my first patch to be submitted would be identical to the one you 
submitted just a couple of days ago... :o )

By saying "I'd write a patch" you mean "if I were you I would write a 
patch. I don't plan to write one".

Thanks to all. I will write a patch. (this will take a while, I first 
need to get into the rules & tools etc. ...)

Best Regards and a happy new year!
SMG