From: Brian Candler Date: 2012-08-09T21:25:15+09:00 Subject: Re: fasterCSV meaning of a line !in_quotes => if in_quotes is nil or false in_quotes[....] => calls the #[] method on in_quotes with the given argument So this is effectively saying: if in_quotes[@parsers[:stray_quote]] but with a get-out clause which avoids the line bombing out if in_quotes is nil. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.