From: Jean-Hugues ROBERT <jean_hugues_robert@...>
Date: 2004-05-02T06:06:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Newbie (ooh, that rhymes!) - When do I use do/end,  when {}?

At 05:54 02/05/2004 +0900, you wrote:
>I've read the User Guide and other docs on the net, but I'm a little
>unsure as to whether I can ALWAYS substitute the DO/END with curly
>brackets for a block?  For example, I've only ever seen referenced to
>hash definitions using curlies.  What's the rule here?  Is it purely
>down to preference?

Welcome.
You can always substitute the DO/END with curly brackets for a block.
However, in some cases, you may need some extra parenthesis.
This is due to {} having a different precedence than do/end and
correlated impact on associativity.

And Yes, Ruby Rocks.

Yours,

Jean-Hugues



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