# \*a = \*nil

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-nil/108593>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 5, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-nil/108593 "2007-07-05T06:17:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-nil/108593/1 "2007-07-05T06:17:26Z")

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\*a = \*nil e$B$Ge(B a e$B$,e(B [nil]  
e$B$K$J$k$3$H$K5$$,$D$$$?$N$G$9$,!"$3$l$Ce(B  
e$B$F$J$s$G$J$s$G$7$g$&e(B?

% ./ruby -ve ‘\*a = \*nil; \*b = \*[]; p a, b’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-07-05 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
[nil]  
[]

nil.to\_splat e$B$Oe(B [] e$B$G$9$+$i!"e(B\*a = \*[]  
e$B$HF1$8$K$J$k$O$:$@$H;We(B  
e$B$&$N$G$9$,!#e(B

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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-nil/108593/2 "2007-07-05T20:23:58Z")

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e$B!!$5$5$@$G$9!#e(B

Tanaka A. wrote:

> \*a = \*nil e$B$Ge(B a e$B$,e(B [nil] e$B$K$J$k$3$H$K5$$,$D$$$?$N$G$9$,!"$3$l$Ce(B  
> e$B$F$J$s$G$J$s$G$7$g$&e(B?

e$B!!%P%0$G$7$?!#e(B