Roland Crosby
4/20/2007 3:46:00 PM
On Apr 20, 2007, at 11:39 AM, Mike Steiner wrote:
> Some Python programs have a couple lines of code like this:
>
> if __main__ == "__main__"
> main()
>
> I think it's supposed to call the main function if the script is
> executed
> directly. Is there an equivalent in Ruby? Or is it even necessary
> in Ruby?
>
> (I'm new to Ruby, so excuse me if this is a stupid question.)
>
> Mike Steiner
I'm not entirely sure what that Python code means, but to do
something if the script is executed directly, you can try:
if __FILE__ == $0
(do something)
end