From: alxtskrnk@...
Date: 2015-09-14T00:39:13+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:70798] [Ruby trunk - Bug #11470] extra parens required for if/unless/rescue modifier expressions in single arg method invocations

Issue #11470 has been updated by bug hit.


Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote:
> It's a spec.

What code would break if `foo(1 if true)` were valid?

None I would think so why not have it work, there is no abmiguity?

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Bug #11470: extra parens required for if/unless/rescue modifier expressions in single arg method invocations
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/11470#change-54183

* Author: bug hit
* Status: Rejected
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* ruby -v: 
* Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN
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foo(1 if true) is not allowed requiring foo((1 if true))

also foo(1 unless true) foo(bar rescue 1)




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