From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2002-06-12T23:19:57+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 17252-17356

On 2002.06.12, Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: ruby-dev summary 17252-17356"
>     on 02/06/12, Carlos <angus@quovadis.com.ar> writes:
> 
> |and
> |	5.times do |;a| a=gets; print a end
> |or
> |	5.times do <;a> a=gets; print a end
> |?
> 
> How about
> 
> 	5.times do a:=gets; print a end
> ?
> 
> Or even
> 
> 	5.times do let{<a=gets>print a} end
> ?

Or, how about:

5.times do(a) a=gets; print a end

To me, that's the least surprise.  It makes "a" look like a
defined parameter of the do "method" so to speak.

It breaks down with the {} shorthand:

5.times { (a) a=gets; print a }

-- Dossy

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