From: matt@... (matt neuburg)
Date: 2009-06-05T12:50:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about exiting from a block

Guoliang Cao <gcao@vonage.com> wrote:

> def test
>   puts 'before'
>   yield 2
>   puts 'after'
> end
> 
> test do |i|
>   XXX if i > 1
>   # a lot of code appears below
> end
> 
> 
> I have code above and wonder if it is possible to use
> return/break/anything to stop execution of block and return control to
> test() to execute code after yield. I know it is impossible in 1.8. 

Why is it impossible? Doesn't "break" do what you need? (And remember,
"break" and "next" can even return a value from a block to the yielder.)
m.

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