From: Jason Voegele <jason@...>
Date: 2003-01-14T21:40:33+09:00
Subject: Re: String literals

ts wrote:
>>>>>>"R" == Radek Hnilica <Radek@Hnilica.CZ> writes:
>>>>>
> 
> R> but the last one, multiline, is there only in "" (expanding) variant.
> R> Is there unexpanding ('') variant of the multiline string literal.
> 
>  Something like this ? (see '' around EOF)
> 
> pigeon% cat b.rb
> #!/usr/bin/ruby
> $a = 12
> var = <<'EOF'
> variable #$a
> EOF
> p var
> pigeon%

Or even:
% cat strings.rb
$a = 12
var = '
variable #$a
Ruby Strings are multi-line by default.
'
p var

% ruby strings.rb
"\nvariable #$a\nRuby Strings are multi-line by default.\n"

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Jason Voegele
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us."
     -- Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun