Nested multiline comments in ruby?
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I'm fairly new to ruby. I've noticed that multiline comments are not nestable. This code causes an error:
=begin
=begin
=end
=end
this is the error:
SyntaxError: (irb):4: syntax error, unexpected '='
from C:/Ruby/bin/irb.cmd:19:in `<main>'
Is there a way to nest comments in ruby?
ruby nested comments
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I'm fairly new to ruby. I've noticed that multiline comments are not nestable. This code causes an error:
=begin
=begin
=end
=end
this is the error:
SyntaxError: (irb):4: syntax error, unexpected '='
from C:/Ruby/bin/irb.cmd:19:in `<main>'
Is there a way to nest comments in ruby?
ruby nested comments
It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
You could indent the inner=begin/=endpair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
@sawa when you have another=begin/=endin a=begin/=endmulti-line comment.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36
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up vote
4
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I'm fairly new to ruby. I've noticed that multiline comments are not nestable. This code causes an error:
=begin
=begin
=end
=end
this is the error:
SyntaxError: (irb):4: syntax error, unexpected '='
from C:/Ruby/bin/irb.cmd:19:in `<main>'
Is there a way to nest comments in ruby?
ruby nested comments
I'm fairly new to ruby. I've noticed that multiline comments are not nestable. This code causes an error:
=begin
=begin
=end
=end
this is the error:
SyntaxError: (irb):4: syntax error, unexpected '='
from C:/Ruby/bin/irb.cmd:19:in `<main>'
Is there a way to nest comments in ruby?
ruby nested comments
ruby nested comments
asked Nov 9 at 15:06
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It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
You could indent the inner=begin/=endpair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
@sawa when you have another=begin/=endin a=begin/=endmulti-line comment.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36
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It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
You could indent the inner=begin/=endpair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
@sawa when you have another=begin/=endin a=begin/=endmulti-line comment.
– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36
It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
You could indent the inner
=begin / =end pair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
You could indent the inner
=begin / =end pair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
@sawa when you have another
=begin / =end in a =begin / =end multi-line comment.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36
@sawa when you have another
=begin / =end in a =begin / =end multi-line comment.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36
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I don't believe there is. The problem ruby sees here is like this:
=begin # start comment
=begin # still commenting
=end # end commenting
=end # wtf is this?
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
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up vote
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I don't believe there is. The problem ruby sees here is like this:
=begin # start comment
=begin # still commenting
=end # end commenting
=end # wtf is this?
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
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2
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I don't believe there is. The problem ruby sees here is like this:
=begin # start comment
=begin # still commenting
=end # end commenting
=end # wtf is this?
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
561318
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up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I don't believe there is. The problem ruby sees here is like this:
=begin # start comment
=begin # still commenting
=end # end commenting
=end # wtf is this?
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
561318
I don't believe there is. The problem ruby sees here is like this:
=begin # start comment
=begin # still commenting
=end # end commenting
=end # wtf is this?
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
561318
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
561318
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
561318
answered Nov 9 at 15:15
Nick Ellis
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It is not clear what you mean by nested comment. Please define what it means.
– sawa
Nov 9 at 16:13
You could indent the inner
=begin/=endpair. It also helps readers to better understand the nested structure.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:19
@sawa when you have another
=begin/=endin a=begin/=endmulti-line comment.– Stefan
Nov 9 at 16:36