From: new2ruby@... (New 2 Ruby)
Date: 2005-11-04T11:57:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Should "a,b = x,y = 1,2" give an error?

On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 06:59:31 +0900, Ron M
<rm_rails@cheapcomplexdevices.com> wrote:

>This
>
>    a,b = x,y = 1,2
>
>give me a
>"NameError: undefined local variable or method `x' for main:Object",
>yet

irb(main):001:0> a = b = x = y = 0
=> 0
irb(main):002:0> a,b = x,y = 1,2
=> [0, 1, 2]

Doesn't work without seeing previous assignments to the variables
involved.  Maybe working as designed?  Don't know.

Jim

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