Navindra Umanee
2/17/2005 6:23:00 PM
The same thing happens if you try to put an array comma on the next
line.
irb(main):035:0> [5
irb(main):036:1> ,
irb(main):037:1* 4]
SyntaxError: compile error
(irb):36: syntax error
from (irb):37
See, whitespace has meaning in Ruby too. What a joke!! :-)
Cheers,
Navin.
Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@lypanov.net> wrote:
> i had assumed that the fact that it was a hash (my mail had mistake -
> '{' instead of '[' )
> would make it wait for the =>
> but was incorrect - testcase:
> irb(main):001:0> {5
> irb(main):002:1> => 6}
> SyntaxError: compile error
> (irb):1: odd number list for Hash
> (irb):2: parse error
> => 6}
> ^
>
> if this could work my test cases could look pretty :)
> maybe i could use "# => " instead... but not as nice :(
>
> On Feb 17, 2005, at 7:06 PM, ts wrote:
> >>>>>> "A" == Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@lypanov.net> writes:
> >
> > A> check <<-ENDTEST, [:blah
> > A> blah blah blah
> > A> ENDTEST
> >
> > You have written this
> >
> > check 'blah blah blah', [:blah
> >
> > i.e.
> >
> > check('blah blah blah', [:blah)
> >
> >
> > Guy Decoux
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>