From: james.d.masters@...
Date: 2007-05-10T03:20:14+09:00
Subject: Re: How to write ruby in multiple lines

On May 9, 11:08 am, s...@seebs.net (Peter Seebach) wrote:
> In message <f12329bb77e7a3fa17dc936713d87...@ruby-forum.com>, anakintang writes:
>
> >How can I write "s = s1 + s2 + s3" in multiple lines like below:
> >s= s1
> >   + s2
> >   + s3
>
> You can't.
>
> You can do it differently, though:
>
>   s = s1 +
>       s2 +
>       s3
>
> If you have an operator at the end of the line, needing operands, Ruby
> keeps reading.
>
> -s

You actually can with a trailing backslash:

% irb
irb(main):001:0> s1 = s2 = s3 = 1
=> 1
irb(main):002:0> s = s1 \
irb(main):003:0*     + s2 \
irb(main):004:0*     + s3
=> 3