From: Michael Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2003-03-22T07:57:25+09:00
Subject: weird expression results

> > e6 = (1
> > + 2);
> I don't know why this is 2.
> 
I agree, this is very odd.
What's going on?
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I think that the expression in parenthases is read as:
  (1; +2)
which evaluates to 2.

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This seems to be correct.  The following:

e = (2 
  + 3);  # => 3


Spits out 3 for me.

I never liked ruby trying to figure out the end of the statement for
me; always been happier telling [the interpreter] explicitly, for
reasons JUST such as this.  Maybe I'm paranoid.

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