# The fun continues
**URL:** https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967
**Category:** ruby-talk
**Created:** [4 June 2006 14:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967 "2006-06-04T14:14:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Schierbeck](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_Schierbeck)
#### Post date: [4 June 2006 14:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967/1 "2006-06-04T14:14:21Z")
class Class
def to\_proc
proc{new}
end
end
(1..5).map(&Array) =\> [[], [], [], [], []]
(1..5).map(&String) =\> ["", "", "", "", ""]
Mmmmmmmmm, Ruuuuuuubyyyyyyy... \*drool\*
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Schierbeck](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_Schierbeck)
#### Post date: [4 June 2006 14:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967/2 "2006-06-04T14:50:48Z")
Daniel Schierbeck wrote:
> class Class
> def to\_proc
> proc{new}
> end
> end
>
> (1..5).map(&Array) =\> [, , , ,]
> (1..5).map(&String) =\> ["", "", "", "", ""]
Even cooler:
class Class
def to\_proc
proc{|\*args| new(\*args)}
end
end
class Person
def initialize(name)
@name = name
end
def inspect
@name.to\_str
end
end
%w(john bob jane hans).map(&Person) =\> [john, bob, jane, hans]
Daniel
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Berger2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_Berger2)
#### Post date: [4 June 2006 18:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967/3 "2006-06-04T18:27:02Z")
Daniel Schierbeck wrote:
> Daniel Schierbeck wrote:
>
> > class Class
> > def to\_proc
> > proc{new}
> > end
> > end
> >
> > (1..5).map(&Array) =\> [, , , ,]
> > (1..5).map(&String) =\> ["", "", "", "", ""]
>
> Even cooler:
>
> class Class
> def to\_proc
> proc{|\*args| new(\*args)}
> end
> end
>
> class Person
> def initialize(name)
> @name = name
> end
>
> def inspect
> @name.to\_str
> end
> end
>
> %w(john bob jane hans).map(&Person) =\> [john, bob, jane, hans]
>
> Daniel
This could have been done just as well by modifying Enumerable#map in the core, without adding new syntax.
Regards,
Dan
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### Author:  [@Logan\_Capaldo](https://rubytalk.org/u/Logan_Capaldo)
#### Post date: [4 June 2006 21:19 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967/4 "2006-06-04T21:19:36Z")
New syntax?
> **···**
>
> On Jun 4, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Daniel Berger wrote:
>
> > Daniel Schierbeck wrote:
> >
> > > Daniel Schierbeck wrote:
> > >
> > > > class Class
> > > > def to\_proc
> > > > proc{new}
> > > > end
> > > > end
> > > >
> > > > (1..5).map(&Array) =\> [, , , ,]
> > > > (1..5).map(&String) =\> ["", "", "", "", ""]
> > >
> > > Even cooler:
> > > class Class
> > > def to\_proc
> > > proc{|\*args| new(\*args)}
> > > end
> > > end
> > > class Person
> > > def initialize(name)
> > > @name = name
> > > end
> > > def inspect
> > > @name.to\_str
> > > end
> > > end
> > > %w(john bob jane hans).map(&Person) =\> [john, bob, jane, hans]
> > > Daniel
> >
> > This could have been done just as well by modifying Enumerable#map in the core, without adding new syntax.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dan
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Schierbeck](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_Schierbeck)
#### Post date: [4 June 2006 22:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-fun-continues/27967/5 "2006-06-04T22:11:51Z")
Daniel Berger wrote:
> This could have been done just as well by modifying Enumerable#map in the core, without adding new syntax.
Where's the fun in that? 🙂
I simply had to share my love with the wonderful #to\_proc, which continues to amaze me with its flexibility.
Daniel