Re: Number underscored gone wrong
Kevin Deisz <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:15:21 -0400
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When you prefix a number with a 0, it's interpreted in octal. Hence, 5 * 8 = 40. On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 11:13 AM Peter L <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear ruby fans... > > Just a quick question: I always thought underscores in numbers were > ignored, like 100_000, 10_00 or 666_6. > > Buuut: did anyone of you tried to do following? > > > 0_50 > > WTH :) > > Really - try it :) > > Would be great if someone could answer why this is not working as I > imagined? :) > > Have a nice afternoon! > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > <http://lists.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/ruby-talk> > -- *Kevin D. Deisz* CTO, CultureHQ <https://www.culturehq.com> Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> <http://lists.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/ruby-talk>