From: Jim Freeze <jimfreeze@...>
Date: 2005-08-07T13:43:18+09:00
Subject: Re: new block notation

> block and in the method/lambda/block definition the "&"
> converts a block to a lambda.  Well, how about making the unary
> "&" in front of a block converting it to a lambda?
> 
> f = &{...}  # equivalent to f = lambda{...}
> 
> This is not really a unary "&" operator but rather a &{...}
> construct, but it does flow with the current unary "&" syntax,
> kind of.

> def test(lam=nil,&block)
>     ...
> end
> 
> test ->(..){..}

This looks similar to what exists now in 1.8.2.

  block = lambda { ... }
  test(&block)  #=> lam =nil
  test(block)   #=> lam = block

-- 
Jim Freeze