On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Jeff Peng <jeffpeng / netzero.net> wrote:
> Jesù¸ Gabriel y GaláÏ:
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Fritz Trapper <ajfrenzel / web.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> I want to pass a reference to function as parameter to another function
>>> and execute the passed function. Somthing like this:
>>>
>>> def executer(func)
>>> unc(1)
>>> end
>>>
>>> def test(x)
>>>  x
>>> end
>>>
>>> executer(test)
>>>
>>> How to write this correctly in ruby?
>>
>> A typical way would be using blocks or procs:
>>
>> def executer
>> yield 1
>> end
>>
>> executer {|x| puts "I got #{x}"}
>>
>> If you want something to handle around in a variable:
>>
>> func = lambda {|x| puts "I got #{x}"}
>> executer(&func) # => I got 1
>>
>
> for &func, what's the "&" before "func" here?

A method can receive regular parameters and a "special" block
parameter. The & lets you pass a proc as that special block parameter,
instead of a regular one:

irb(main):033:0> executer(func)
ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments (1 for 0)
	from (irb):33:in `executer'
	from (irb):33
	from :0

Jesus.