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LOOPER = 6

-(LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
puts i }

I get one line of output: 6

However, I get 13 lines of output here:

(-LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
puts i }

What is happening with the unary minus on the first example? I expected
to get identical output.

Todd
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Alle luned=C3=AC 27 agosto 2007, Todd Burch ha scritto:
> LOOPER =3D 6
>
> -(LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
> puts i }
>
> I get one line of output: 6
>
> However, I get 13 lines of output here:
>
> (-LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
> puts i }
>
> What is happening with the unary minus on the first example? I expected
> to get identical output.
>
> Todd

I'm not completely sure, but I think the difference arises because of opera=
tor=20
precedence. The first expression is interpreted as

=2D(LOOPER.upto(LOOPER){|i| puts i})

Since the lower and upper bounds are equal, the iteration is performed only=
=20
one time. The - is then applied to the return value of upto (the receiver,=
=20
i.e LOOPER). Indeed, if you try your code in irb, you'll see that the value=
=20
of the expression is -6.

In the second case, using brackets you tell the interpreter that the upto=20
method should not be called on LOOPER, but on (-LOOPER), that is on -6.

I hope this helps

Stefano

Stefano Crocco wrote:
> Alle lunedì 27 agosto 2007, Todd Burch ha scritto:
>
> I'm not completely sure, but I think the difference arises because of
> operator
> precedence. The first expression is interpreted as
>
> Stefano

Hi Stefano. I see that now. I did this:

result = -(LOOPER).....
puts result

and I see the minus applied now. Thanks!

Todd
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Stefano Crocco wrote:
> Alle lunedì 27 agosto 2007, Todd Burch ha scritto:
>
>> LOOPER = 6
>>
>> -(LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
>> puts i }
>>
>> I get one line of output: 6
>>
>> However, I get 13 lines of output here:
>>
>> (-LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i|
>> puts i }
>>
>> What is happening with the unary minus on the first example? I expected
>> to get identical output.
>>
>> Todd
>>
>
> I'm not completely sure, but I think the difference arises because of operator
> precedence. The first expression is interpreted as
>
> -(LOOPER.upto(LOOPER){|i| puts i})
>
> Since the lower and upper bounds are equal, the iteration is performed only
> one time. The - is then applied to the return value of upto (the receiver,
> i.e LOOPER). Indeed, if you try your code in irb, you'll see that the value
> of the expression is -6.
>
> In the second case, using brackets you tell the interpreter that the upto
> method should not be called on LOOPER, but on (-LOOPER), that is on -6.
>
> I hope this helps
>
> Stefano
>
>
>
This is correct. On the first example, the loop is
(LOOPER).upto(LOOPER) {|i| puts i } added post minus operator

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