From: Navindra Umanee <navindra@...>
Date: 2005-02-18T03:22:57+09:00
Subject: Re: [BUG] parse error in complex heredocs


The same thing happens if you try to put an array comma on the next
line.

irb(main):035:0> [5
irb(main):036:1> ,
irb(main):037:1* 4]
SyntaxError: compile error
(irb):36: syntax error
        from (irb):37

See, whitespace has meaning in Ruby too.  What a joke!!  :-)

Cheers,
Navin.

Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@lypanov.net> wrote:
> i had assumed that the fact that it was a hash (my mail had mistake - 
> '{' instead of '[' )
> would make it wait for the =>
> but was incorrect - testcase:
> irb(main):001:0> {5
> irb(main):002:1> => 6}
> SyntaxError: compile error
> (irb):1: odd number list for Hash
> (irb):2: parse error
> => 6}
>    ^
> 
> if this could work my test cases could look pretty :)
> maybe i could use "# => " instead... but not as nice :(
> 
> On Feb 17, 2005, at 7:06 PM, ts wrote:
> >>>>>> "A" == Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@lypanov.net> writes:
> >
> > A> check <<-ENDTEST, [:blah
> > A>           blah blah blah
> > A>        ENDTEST
> >
> >  You have written this
> >
> >   check 'blah blah blah', [:blah
> >
> >  i.e.
> >
> >   check('blah blah blah', [:blah)
> >
> >
> > Guy Decoux
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>