From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2005-05-07T09:34:36+09:00
Subject: Re: new to ruby - please help w/ code structure?

Corey wrote:
> I'd like to make the following code more terse... i.e. more expressive w/ less 
> lines:
> 
> if free || os
>    if line =~ new_re
>       cvs(host)
>       host, free, os = nil
>       next
>    end
> end

I dont know what you're doing, but to take exactly what you typed:

if free||os and line=~new_re
   cvs host ; host,free,os=nil ; end

OR

(cvs host ; host,free,os=nil ; next) if free||os and line=~re

Zach