From: Zhenning Guan Date: 2010-04-02T17:01:27+09:00 Subject: about define significance variable(in this situation) def method_1(options ={}) if some_conditions options = {:method_2 => true} method_2(options) end method_3(options) method_4(options) end def method_2(options ={}) # some code end method_1({:method_1 => true) +++++++++++++++++++++++ in some_condition, the variable options is most significant, but we use temporary variable name options, it would rewrite options in method_1. what would you do to name this variable? t_options? temorary_options? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.