From: "mame (Yusuke Endoh)" <mame@...>
Date: 2012-10-27T12:04:20+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:48442] [ruby-trunk - Feature #6693] Don't warn for unused variables starting with _


Issue #6693 has been updated by mame (Yusuke Endoh).

Target version changed from 2.0.0 to next minor


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Feature #6693: Don't warn for unused variables starting with _
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6693#change-31769

Author: marcandre (Marc-Andre Lafortune)
Status: Feedback
Priority: Low
Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Category: core
Target version: next minor


Currently, variables which are set but not used will generate a warning (ruby -w), except if they have the special name "_".

So best practice is to use "_" for all unused variables. This does not encourage readable code.

    # Currently must read:
    _, _, _, suffix = parse_name

    # could read:
    _first, _middle, _last, suffix = parse_name

We should not warn for unused variables starting with a "_".

This would create an option (but no obligation) to use more descriptive names than "_" without generating warnings.



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