From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2009-04-29T11:05:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Can this code be more succinct

RichardOnRails wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I like to use the following form for handling error situations:
> 
> (   puts "ERROR: Long msg";
>     exit)  if some_boolean _expression
> 
> I want the multiple form because the error messages are often long and
> sometimes multi-line.
> 
> Is there any way to improve it by getting rid of the parentheses?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Richard


Why use such a tortured construct in the first place?  This is much 
clearer:


if condition
  puts <<-ENDOFSTRING
warning error warning error warning error warning error
warning error warning error warning error warning error
warning error warning error warning error warning error
warning error warning error warning error warning error
warning error warning error warning error warning error
  ENDOFSTRING

  exit
end



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