From: Sebastian Steinlechner <ttt@...>
Date: 2006-01-29T06:56:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Accessing global variable from a function

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Vitaly Belman wrote:
> I'd like to access a global variable from within a function, without 
> passing it as paramater. How do I do it? e.g

You want to use a global variable, like so:

def func
  puts $i
end

$i = 5
func

The "$" tells Ruby it's global.

> In PHP, for example, I could use the "global" keyword in the function.

Yeah... one of the most distracting "features" of PHP *shrugs*.


Sebastian

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