From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-05-10T22:53:27+09:00
Subject: Re: loop questions


On May 10, 2007, at 10:31 PM, Lloyd Linklater wrote:

> Excellent!  I tried this right away and was able to make this mission
> critical app:
>
> b = " bottles of beer"
> w = " on the wall.  "
> t = "  Take one down and pass it around.  "
>
> 99.downto(1) do |i|
>   puts i.to_s + b + w + i.to_s + b + "." + t + (i - 1).to_s + b + w
> end
>
> Thanks again!
>
> --  
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>

the | |  is like a  |shoot| or |dumb-waiter| every time through the  
iteration or loop it recieves something sometimes you can pass it  
more than one thing. At first it's a little weird but it really is  
one of the most beautiful parts of ruby.