From: Park Heesob <phasis@...>
Date: 2002-06-05T16:20:41+09:00
Subject: Re: eval and local variable


"ts" <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> wrote in message
news:200206050618.g556IXb01996@moulon.inra.fr...
>
>  When ruby compile the script, it find `foo' at this time there is no
local
>  variable defined (eval is not yet executed) and ruby think that you have
>  wanted to write `foo()', i.e. a call to the method #foo
>
>  At runtime, eval will create a local variable, but when ruby execute the
>  lines `p foo' it will try to call the method #foo, because this is what
it
>  has compiled. Here an example
>

I think the problem is that Ruby cannot distinguish local variable from
method by its name.
If method called with prefix '&'  or postfix '()' , there is no such
confusion.

Park Heesob.