From: Justin Collins <justincollins@...>
Date: 2010-05-04T18:55:54+09:00
Subject: Re: * splat error

Ruby Knight wrote:
>> def s(a,*b,c) end
>>             ^
>> 11:16:32 test_2$
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> robert
>>     
>
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> I tried putting end after the last brace but didn't work. I am assuming 
> there is more to that ^ than just for illustrative purposes. Could you 
> explain to me why my code is not working? THanks!
>
>   

In Ruby, formal parameters have a particular order:

def s(required, default="default", *variable_args, &block)

You cannot have a regular required parameter after an optional parameter 
(denoted by *). The only thing you can have is a block parameter 
(denoted by &) or nothing at all.

-Justin