From: gabriele renzi <surrender_it@...1.vip.ukl.yahoo.com>
Date: 2003-11-19T16:17:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Again, Rite explanation needed  (keyword args and new hash syntax)

il Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:37:35 +1100, Greg McIntyre <greg@puyo.cjb.net>
ha scritto::

well, I answer based on keyword args as I think they will work...

>
>Is the double asterisk (**) especially for grouping the rest of the
>arguments into a hash the same way that a single asterisk groups the
>rest of the arguments into an array?

yes, and I bet matz would allow 
 method_with_kwd_args (**hash )
just likwe we do 
 method_with_blk(&proc)
or
 method_with_variable_args(*proc)

> If so,
>
>  f(1,b:5,6,7,8) # => ? runtime error?

I think so

>Can I still use position to in the argument list and forgo the
>keywordiness?
>
>  f(1,5) # => [1,5,{}]

yes you can


>Can I change the order of the arguments or leave as many as I like out?
>Shouldn't that be included in the primary example of this? It is the
>point, isn't it?

exactly

>  def g(a:1,b:2,c:3)
>    [a,b,c]
>  end
>
>  g(c:5,b:6) # => [1, 6, 5]
>
>Is that right?

I think this is right