From: Tristin Davis <tristin.colby@...>
Date: 2008-07-03T22:12:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby C API Question

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So its just a style thing.  That answers my question. Thank you.

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Rolando Abarca <funkaster@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jul 3, 2008, at 8:48 AM, Tristin Davis wrote:
>
>  I've been going over the Ruby API and I have a couple questions.
>>
>> Why are the variables defined outside the block?  What effect does this
>> have
>> on the variables?
>>
>
> they are not "outside" the block, it's just a way to define the type of the
> variables in the function's signature. This:
>
>  static VALUE
>> fsdbm_s_open(argc, argv, klass)
>>   int argc;
>>   VALUE *argv;
>>   VALUE klass;
>> {
>>
>
> is the same as this:
>
> static VALUE
> fsdbm_s_open(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
> {
>
>  I've always defined my variables inside a block.
>>
>
> now, I'm not sure you can do it that way...
>
>  static VALUE fsdbm_s_open(argc,argv,self) {
>>  int argc;
>>  VALUE *argv;
>>  VALUE self
>>  /* Etc */
>> }
>>
>
>
> regards,
> --
> Rolando Abarca M.
>
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