From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2002-09-28T00:43:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby - common pitfalls?

I think previous posts have made it clear that the default behaviour is not
that all |x| is local.  If x exists in enclosing scope, the same x is used in
|x|.  So they are neither the same nor the opposite.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Djaja Tjokroaminata" <billtj@z.glue.umd.edu>


> Hi,
>
> I don't understand the poll items.  There were 104 who voted "make 'em all
> local" and 83 who voted "leave it unchanged".  Are these the same, or the
> opposite of each other?
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
> ===========================================================================
> Travis Whitton <whitton@atlantic.net> wrote:
> > However, judging by this poll
> > http://www.rubygarden.org/pollBooth.php?op=results&pollID=13
> > it looks like most people would like the default behaviour to be that
variables
> > inside of || to be local.