From: "Berger, Daniel" <Daniel.Berger@...>
Date: 2006-03-03T00:57:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Confusion Over Keyword Arguments

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yukihiro Matsumoto [mailto:matz@ruby-lang.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:46 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: Re: Confusion Over Keyword Arguments

<snip>
 
> |How about "=" for keyword arguments instead
> |(such as in python)?
> 
> Unfortunately, assignments are legal in argument list in Ruby.
> 
> 							matz.

That can be made to work, with the understanding that '=' in a method
call means 'keyword argument', not 'assignment', since there is no point
in doing an assignment in a method call.

# Method definition, '=' means assignment (of default value):
def foo(bar, baz = 3)
   ...
end

# Method call, '=' means keyword
foo(baz = 5, bar = 2)

For anyone who cares to read my past thoughts on the subject:

http://djberg96.livejournal.com/51344.html
http://djberg96.livejournal.com/51052.html
http://djberg96.livejournal.com/50325.html
http://djberg96.livejournal.com/50162.html

Regards,

Dan