From: "Eric I." <rubytraining@...>
Date: 2007-06-18T06:30:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Syntax error with blocks

The other thing to keep in mind is that blocks are parameters passed
into methods, so they're always associated with a method call.  For
example:

10.times { puts 'foo' }

The block is a parameter to the times method that is being called on
the Integer 10.

Even in Banzai's example:

x = lambda { puts 'foo' }

The block is passed to a method named lambda that returns a Proc of
the block passed in.

Eric
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On Jun 17, 11:05 am, Oliver Sauders <oliver.saund...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK guys, wtf am I doing wrong here?
> The manual says I should be able to do this.
>
> =======================
>
> irb(main):150:0> { puts 'foo' }
> SyntaxError: compile error
> (irb):150: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting kDO or '{' or
> '('
> { puts 'foo' }