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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc b/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc index 0b37ebdda7..06aae26d49 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ For hash patterns, even a simpler form exists: key-only specification (without a end #=> "matched: 1" -Binding works for nested patterns as well: +\Binding works for nested patterns as well: case {name: 'John', friends: [{name: 'Jane'}, {name: 'Rajesh'}]} in name:, friends: [{name: first_friend}, *] @@ -249,15 +249,15 @@ The "rest" part of a pattern also can be bound to a variable: end #=> "matched: 1, {b: 2, c: 3}" -Binding to variables currently does NOT work for alternative patterns joined with <code>|</code>: +\Binding to variables currently does NOT work for alternative patterns joined with <code>|</code>: case {a: 1, b: 2} in {a: } | Array + # ^ SyntaxError (variable capture in alternative pattern) "matched: #{a}" else "not matched" end - # SyntaxError (illegal variable in alternative pattern (a)) Variables that start with <code>_</code> are the only exclusions from this rule: |