From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-10-28T10:56:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Argument Passing Syntax

On Oct 27, 2005, at 12:31 PM, gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:

> Why are arguments to the '[]' method parsed differently
> than a standard method?

[snip]

> irb> a.m1(1, 2 => 3)
> [1, {2=>3}]
> => nil

uses call_args (and friends)

> irb> a[1 => 2]
> [{1=>2}]
> => nil

uses assoc_list, for Hash::[]

> irb> a[1, 2 => 3]
> SyntaxError: compile error
> (irb):15: syntax error
> a[1, 2 => 3]
>          ^
>         from (irb):15

I imagine the second syntax was added only for Hash::[].

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