What is this ''=>'' operator called? Does it have a name? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On May 9, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Matthew Carriere wrote:> > What is this ''=>'' operator called? > > Does it have a name?From my Perl days, I learned to pronounce this "is" although I don''t know if it has a true name. (Try it next time you''re reading code with a hash.) -Rob Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com Rob-xa9cJyRlE0mWcWVYNo9pwxS2lgjeYSpx@public.gmane.org
I believe it''s called a "hashrocket." At least that''s what the guys and gals at http://www.hashrocket.com/ would have me believe. --Jeremy On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Matthew Carriere <matthew.carriere-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > What is this ''=>'' operator called? > > Does it have a name? > > >-- http://jeremymcanally.com/ http://entp.com Read my books: Ruby in Practice (http://manning.com/mcanally/) My free Ruby e-book (http://humblelittlerubybook.com/) Or, my blogs: http://mrneighborly.com http://rubyinpractice.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Matthew Carriere wrote:> What is this ''=>'' operator called? > > Does it have a name?I always read it as "goes to", but in the Rubinius core, they define the following stuff... rubinius/lib/ruby-token.rb:197 [:TkLSHFT, TkOp, "<<"], [:TkRSHFT, TkOp, ">>"], [:TkCOLON2, TkOp], [:TkCOLON3, TkOp], # [:OPASGN, TkOp], # +=, -= etc. # [:TkASSOC, TkOp, "=>"], [:TkQUESTION, TkOp, "?"], #? [:TkCOLON, TkOp, ":"], #: ie. TkASSOC -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I read it as "points to" -- Ryan Bigg http://www.frozenplague.net Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Thanks everyone. I think I am going to go with hashrocket... :) I just like that... On May 10, 8:11 pm, "Ryan Bigg (Radar)" <radarliste...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I read it as "points to" > > -- > Ryan Bigghttp://www.frozenplague.net > Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 5/12/08, Matthew Carriere <matthew.carriere-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Thanks everyone. I think I am going to go with hashrocket... :) I just > like that...One of my Ruby books describes it as "the sequence of characters" in the context of a Hash explanation. *shrug* -- Greg Donald http://destiney.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---