From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-01-08T00:11:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Hash Syntax

>>>>> "D" == Dominik Werder <dwerder@gmx.net> writes:

D> The key/value pairs are devided by a linefeed. Can we teach ruby to
D> understand it also without the comma?

 Well, if you want to write it

   h = {
      'key1' => 'value1'    # no comma
      'key2' => 'value2'    # no comma
      'key3' => 'value3'    # no comma
   }

 then no, ruby will give a parse error,

D> I want to generate Hash definitions dynamically by another program and
D> to omit the commas would be very useful.

  but you can write it

   h = {
      'key1' => 'value1',    # comma
      'key2' => 'value2',    # comma
      'key3' => 'value3',    # comma
   }


Guy Decoux