# Re: changing the type of a variable

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94679>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94679 "2006-05-10T21:43:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94679/1 "2006-05-10T21:43:49Z")

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Then you may benefit great deal (and enjoy it, actually) from becoming  
more comfortable with Ruby itself. Pickaxe (Programming Ruby, Second  
edition) is you best friend here ;-).

Gennady.