* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Strings): mention about ?a literal.
literals.rdoc: fix typos
* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Strings): fix typos.
* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Strings): [DOC] Document the full list
of supported escape sequences in string literals.
* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Strings): [DOC] Revise the character
literal part.
literals.rdoc: add DEL [ci skip]
* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Strings): [DOC] add DEL.
[DOC] `\0` is interpreted as NUL only if not followed by an octal digit.
[DOC] Remove `\0` since it's aprt of octal notation
A typo is fixed while at it.
doc: Fix error for escape sequences in string literals
Backslash goes first in escape sequences, so it must be
"any other character following a backslash is interpreted as ...",
while the doc says "...followed by...".
Author: Marcus Stollsteimer <sto.mar@web.de>
[ruby-core:79418] [Bug #13190]
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* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc (Symbols): now Symbols created by
interpolation can be garbage collected. patch by Yihang Ho in
[ruby-core:67194]. [Bug #10671]
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of backslash as well, patch by @idupree [Fixes GH-553] [ci skip]
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/553
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conventions in method names. Also added doc to clarify encoding
character set support for Ruby programs and elaborated on defining
predicate and bang methods. Based on a patch by @gaurish
[Fixes GH-477] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/477
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* doc/syntax/refinements.rdoc (Method Lookup): Clarified that
refinement methods are looked up in classes, not instances.
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the specification from the wiki.
* doc/syntax.rdoc: Added link to refinements document.
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that "left-hand side" means "of the assignment". Suggested by Jorge
Dias.
* doc/syntax/assignment.rdoc (Multiple Assignment): ditto.
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example showing caching of a method's results into a local variable.
Added not about using an explicit receiver to call a method that
matches a local variable. Suggested by markov_twain on twitter.
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more clear that local variables are created by the parser, not
execution. Thanks to John Hawthorn.
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unless expressions. Improved description of "a if a = 0.zero?"
NameError. Note that "do" for for loop is optional.
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* doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc: Fixed link
* doc/syntax.rdoc: Updated with links to the recently added pages
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introduction to arguments including passing style and lazy
evaluation. Thanks to Matt Aimonetti.
* doc/syntax/calling_methods.rdoc (Positional Arguments): Added
description for sending a message to a method with *arguments
* doc/syntax/calling_methods.rdoc (Default Positional Arguments):
Added description. Thanks to Andy Lindeman.
* doc/syntax/calling_methods.rdoc (Block Local Arguments):
Added description of block locals. Thanks to Justin Collins.
* doc/syntax/calling_methods.rdoc (Hash to Keyword Arguments): Added
section describing ** operator. Thanks to Justin Collins.
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by Tony Arcieri
* doc/syntax/calling_methods.rdoc (Block Argument): Fixed { } block
examples as pointed out by David Copeland.
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for Modules and Classes.
* doc/syntax/methods.rdoc: Moved some text to the Modules and
Classes syntax document.
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slightly modified from the original patch. Fixes#227 from github by
Dave Brown.
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