From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2008-02-09T14:42:25+09:00
Subject: Re: info on block arguments

On Feb 8, 2008 11:29 PM, Todd Benson <caduceass@gmail.com> wrote:
> In this case, #sort_by throws your block object references (one at a
> time) and you are supposed to give it back an object reference that is
> comparable (i.e. responds to the <=> method).
>
> At least, that's the way I understand it without reading the underlying code.
>
> A _very_ simple example...
>
> def simple
>   yield 3
> end
>
> simple {|i| puts i}

I should qualify that 3 is not a reference because it's immutable.
The example was just to illustrate how blocks work on a simplistic
level.

Todd