From: Guest <toalett@...>
Date: 2006-04-21T07:02:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Optional Message Parameters?

Nathan Olberding wrote:
>> Use a hash:
>> 
>> def do_this( args )
>>   puts args[:opt2]
>> end
>> do_this :opt2=>"This" #=> This
>> 
>> What you're doing now is assigning to opt2 then passing it:
>> 
>> do_this(opt2="This")
>> puts opt2 #=> "This"
> 
> I understand that this will work, but seems so inelegant. Is it really 
> how this is supposed to be done?

There are default values too:

def do_this( opt1, opt2="" )
  puts opt2
end

If that's what you mean.

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