From: vimal <cool.vimalsmail@...>
Date: 2009-02-19T18:19:51+09:00
Subject: Re: simple question re: ruby warning message

On Feb 19, 1:59 pm, Tom Cloyd <tomcl...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I just set up my first ternary operator expression, and got a warning
> from Ruby, as a reward! I don't see what the problem might be:
>
> The expression:
> db_type= 'n' ? db = @nodes_h : db = @links_h

 I guess your representation (db_type= 'n')
 doesn't look like a condition, its like performing an assignment.

 If its a condition it should be db_type == 'n'

 Your representation (db_type= 'n' ? db = @nodes_h : db = @links_h)

  assigns db_type the result of the following:

   checks a condition 'n'
     if true
       db = @nodes_h
     else
       db = @links_h
     end

Regards,
Vimal Das