From: Florian Gilcher <flo@...>
Date: 2008-03-28T17:33:50+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the use of :var in ruby

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On Mar 28, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Pradeep Belagapu wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   I am new to Ruby, I would like to know about :var in ruby. I saw  
> this
> question in one site but nobody provide any response for this. Please
> clear my doubt as early as possible.
>
> Thanks
>
> Pradeep Kumar
> -- 
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>

There is a nice article about ruby symbols (that what those constructs  
are called):

http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2007/01/20/13-ways-of-looking-at-a-ruby-symbol

It may be a bit hard to start with but there is a nice collection of  
articles that explain symbols at the very end. Perhaps you should read  
those first.

Greetings
Florian Gilcher
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