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Created December 28, 2011 17:26
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def output name=((default=true); "caius")
puts "name: #{name.inspect}"
puts "default: #{default.inspect}"
end
output
# >> name: "caius"
# >> default: true
output "avdi"
# >> name: "avdi"
# >> default: nil
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avdi commented Dec 28, 2011

The only use case I can think of is lulz. I'd never let this through a code review.

@toamitkumar
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@avdi :) I was scratching if I would ever end up using this trick...

@ngauthier
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turbo lulz:

def x y=((return 'lol'); y)
  y
end

trololo @ngauthier

@ngauthier
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also

def x(y=(raise 'i <3 params')); y; end

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skanev commented Dec 29, 2011

Don't forget:

def foo(something = (def foo(*); 'bar'; end)) 'qux' end

puts foo(10)  # qux
puts foo      # qux
puts foo(10)  # bar
puts foo      # bar

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