Class of numeric literals

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A literal number with a decimal point in it becomes a Float, e.g.

   irb(main):002:0> 3.0.class
   => Float

Is there a way to make a literal like '3.0' become something else,
e.g. a BigDecimal, automatically?

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KM

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Hi,

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In message "Re: Class of numeric literals" on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:50:07 +0900, KM <km@xacrasis.netx> writes:

A literal number with a decimal point in it becomes a Float, e.g.

  irb(main):002:0> 3.0.class
  => Float

Is there a way to make a literal like '3.0' become something else,
e.g. a BigDecimal, automatically?

I'm sorry but no. It would make the language flexible but fragile.

              matz.