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@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ operators.
<code>/</code> :: divide
<code>%</code> :: modulus division, String#%
<code>&</code> :: AND
+<code>|</code> :: OR
<code>^</code> :: XOR (exclusive OR)
<code>>></code> :: right-shift
<code><<</code> :: left-shift, append
@@ -441,6 +442,13 @@ Also, note that a bare <code>*</code> can be used to ignore arguments:
def ignore_arguments(*)
end
+You can also use a bare <code>*</code> when calling a method to pass the
+arguments directly to another method:
+
+ def delegate_arguments(*)
+ other_method(*)
+ end
+
=== Keyword Arguments
Keyword arguments are similar to positional arguments with default values:
@@ -481,6 +489,13 @@ Also, note that <code>**</code> can be used to ignore keyword arguments:
def ignore_keywords(**)
end
+You can also use <code>**</code> when calling a method to delegate
+keyword arguments to another method:
+
+ def delegate_keywords(**)
+ other_method(**)
+ end
+
To mark a method as accepting keywords, but not actually accepting
keywords, you can use the <code>**nil</code>: