comp.lang.ruby

ara.t.howard

7/24/2008 3:43:00 AM

On Jul 23, 2008, at 5:34 PM, bparanj@gmail.com wrote:

> Wikipedia definition:
>
> The scope of a variable describes where in a program's text, the
> variable may be used, while the extent (or lifetime) describes when in
> a program's execution a variable has a value. The scope of a variable
> is actually a property of the name of the variable, and the extent is
> a property of the variable itself.
>
> Are they defined the same way in Ruby? TIA.



extent = scope

lexical scope = scope

in 'normal' ruby parlance.


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