From: Andrew Wagner <wagner.andrew@...>
Date: 2010-09-03T04:44:09+09:00
Subject: Re: p vs. print

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Actually, "p x" is equivalent to "puts x.inspect", not "puts x"

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Quintus <sutniuq@gmx.net> wrote:

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> Am 02.09.2010 21:23, schrieb Alex Stahl:
> > Ruby uses "puts", not "print".  "p" is short for "puts".
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > puts ary1
> >
> > You'll get the same results as:
> >
> > p ary1
> >
> >
>
> This is definitely wrong. #p is quite another method than #puts and yet
> another than #print. Look at this:
>
> irb(main):001:0> puts [1, 2, 3]
> 1
> 2
> 3
> => nil
> irb(main):002:0> p [1, 2, 3]
> [1, 2, 3]
> => [1, 2, 3]
> irb(main):003:0> print [1, 2, 3]
> [1, 2, 3]=> nil
> irb(main):004:0>
>
> Vale,
> Marvin
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