From: Rudolf Polzer <denshimeiru-sapmctacher@...>
Date: 2003-09-14T02:21:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Counterpart of __LINE__ from C++ in Ruby?

Scripsit illa aut ille �RLMuller� <RLMuller@comcast.net>:
> Does Ruby offer a global variable like $. or a global method that
> provides the line-number in which it appears as opposed to the last line
> scanned by Ruby?

def foo()
  puts "foo() at #{caller(0)[0]}"
end

foo()
puts "main program at #{caller(0)[0]}"


BTW, it works exactly the same way as in Perl, just better (also
reporting correct values when called from the main program, not
only from subroutines).


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