From: Harry Ohlsen <harryo@...>
Date: 2003-11-17T08:05:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Local Variable Scope in Ruby2

Michael Neumann wrote:

>>a = nil
>>
>>some_collection.each do |x|
>>  if some_condition
>>     a = ...
>>     break
>>  end
>>end
> 
> 
> This will work exactly the same way as in Ruby 1.8. The assignment
> inside the block will assign to the outer variable (a). Any assignment
> inside a block with the exception of assignements to block parameter
> variables (here x), will be to variables outside the block.

Ah!  Thanks Michael.  I completely misread Matz's slide.

> In Rite you won't need a "a = nil" line anymore. "a=" inside the block
> will automatically introduce a variable "a" outside the block.
 
This is much nicer.  I'm more likely to get it right first time, now :-).

Cheers,

Harry O.