"David A. Black" <dblack / wobblini.net> writes:

> Hi --
>
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Lloyd Zusman wrote:
>
>> In your methods below, I see "rescue" without a formal "begin/end"
>> block.  I've never seen that construct before.  I'm guessing that single
>> line statements don't need begin/end, correct?
>
> Method defs provide an implicit 'begin', so you can put a rescue
> clause in them without adding a 'begin'.

I never realized this.  I guess I overlooked that part of the docs.
This will allow me to remove a few begin/end constructs from some of the
short methods I've written.

Thanks.


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 Lloyd Zusman
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 God bless you.