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Created February 6, 2011 21:57
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adds an each_word function to ruby
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string_each_word.rb
class String
def each_word
self.split.each { |value|
return value if yield(value)
}
end
end
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So if no code block is passed to the method, an Enumerator object will be instantiated, instead of raising a "no block given" exception such as LocalJumpError.

class String 
  def each_word
    if block_given?
      self.split.each {|value| return value if yield(value) }
    else
      self.split.each
    end
  end
end

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