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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc | 2 |
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diff --git a/doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc b/doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc index 1321bbf3ac..037c2032a8 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Rather than printing "true" you receive a NameError, "undefined local variable or method `a'". Since ruby parses the bare +a+ left of the +if+ first and has not yet seen an assignment to +a+ it assumes you wish to call a method. Ruby then sees the assignment to +a+ and will assume you are referencing a local -method. +variable. The confusion comes from the out-of-order execution of the expression. First the local variable is assigned-to then you attempt to call a nonexistent |