Ruby Syntax¶ ↑
The Ruby syntax is large and is split up into the following sections:
- Literals
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Numbers, Strings, Arrays, Hashes, etc.
- Assignment
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Assignment and variables
- Control Expressions
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if,unless,while,until,for,break,next,redo - Pattern matching
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Experimental structural pattern matching and variable binding syntax
- Methods
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Methodand method argument syntax - Calling Methods
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How to call a method (or send a message to a method)
- Modules and Classes
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Creating modules and classes including inheritance
- Exceptions
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Exceptionhandling syntax - Precedence
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Precedence of ruby operators
- Refinements
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Use and behavior of the refinements feature
- Miscellaneous
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alias,undef,BEGIN,END - Comments
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Line and block code comments