From: Jano Svitok <jan.svitok@...>
Date: 2007-03-27T00:05:08+09:00
Subject: Re: syntax error, unexpected kOR

On 3/26/07, nonno_lele <emanueledf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I'm newbie with ruby and to be onest I'm quite surprised about a
> strange behaviour I found:
>
> How the interpreter works with this lines looks odd to me:
>
> def dummy?
>  (true or false )
> end
>
> This one has no problem... and also this one:
>
> def dummy?
>  (true or
>  false )
> end
>
> But what happen when you split the boolean condition into 2 different
> lines and u put the OR in the 2nd line??
>
> def dummy?()
>  (true
>  or false )
> end
>
> U get *"syntax error, unexpected kOR, expecting ')' "*
>
> I agree that the interpreter is not able to undestand this one:
>
> def dummy?()
>  true
>  or false
> end
>
> because of the missing () and return... but using the ( ) it should
> work.
>
> At least using Return and ( ) should work..
>
> def dummy?()
> return (true
>  or false )
> end
>
> But it is not.


> Where is my fault? Looks strange to me that an high level language
> forces you to think about in which position you've to put the OR.

The problem is that interpreter needs to know somehow that the line
should continue.
Putting 'or' or '||' at the end of the line tells it that. Other way
is to use \ as the last character on the line.

> Is there a way to force the interpreter to evaluate the block inside
> the () before anything else?
>
> Thanks in advance ,
>
> Regards,
>
> Em.
>
>
> PS: ive found an old discussion about the same error but I'm not sure
> this  answer my question:
> http://tinyurl.com/2852ns

this is another problem.

> PS2: using || instead of OR gives the same result.
>
> cheers.