From: ts Date: 2001-02-27T15:15:02+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:11664] Re: RCR: shortcut for instance variable initialization >>>>> "D" == Dave Thomas writes: D> Clearly so, but ignoring the current implementation, from the outside D> you could consider them similar situations. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You have forgotten :-) a = 12 def toto(a = 24) end a = 12 [24].each {|a| } Guy Decoux