From dd27b8f4577a96385a29d91e4bd75fb547213fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: matz <matz@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:58:11 +0000
Subject: * proc.c (Init_Proc): add '===' operator to use procs in when  
 clause of the case statement.  inspired by
 <http://www.aimred.com/news/developers/2008/08/14/unlocking_the_power_of_case_equality_proc/>.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@19192 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
---
 proc.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'proc.c')

diff --git a/proc.c b/proc.c
index 710ab065d1..56c51ccabb 100644
--- a/proc.c
+++ b/proc.c
@@ -466,12 +466,14 @@ proc_lambda(void)
  *  call-seq:
  *     prc.call(params,...)   => obj
  *     prc[params,...]        => obj
+ *     prc.(params,...)       => obj
  *  
  *  Invokes the block, setting the block's parameters to the values in
  *  <i>params</i> using something close to method calling semantics.
  *  Generates a warning if multiple values are passed to a proc that
  *  expects just one (previously this silently converted the parameters
- *  to an array).
+ *  to an array).  Note that prc.() invokes prc.call() with the parameters
+ *  given.  It's a syntax sugar to hide "call".
  *
  *  For procs created using <code>Kernel.proc</code>, generates an
  *  error if the wrong number of parameters
@@ -494,6 +496,14 @@ proc_lambda(void)
  *     	from prog.rb:5
  */
 
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *     prc === obj   => obj
+ *  
+ *  Invokes the block, with <i>obj</i> as the block's parameter.  It is
+ *  to allow a proc object to be a target of when clause in the case statement.
+ */
+
 static VALUE
 proc_call(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE procval)
 {
@@ -1745,6 +1755,7 @@ Init_Proc(void)
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cProc, "new", rb_proc_s_new, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "call", proc_call, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "[]", proc_call, -1);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "===", proc_call, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "yield", proc_call, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "to_proc", proc_to_proc, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cProc, "arity", proc_arity, 0);
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