From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2011-08-24T21:31:29+09:00
Subject: Re: "args = nil" in method signature

Michelle Pace wrote in post #1018189:
> Hello, please could somebody explain to me what the "args = nil" in the
> method signature does? And why/when would you use such a convention?
>

def my_meth(args=nil)
  if args
    args.each do |k, v|
      puts "#{k}: #{v}"
    end
  else
    puts "goodbye"
  end
end

my_meth(a: "hello", b: "world")
my_meth()

--output:--
a: hello
b: world
goodbye

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