quick question: continuing Ruby methods on different line

[Eric Gross]

If you have a long method call like:


some.long.method.call

how can i make it

some.long (next line)
method.call

 

[ara.t.howard]

If you have a long method call like:


some.long.method.call

how can i make it

some.long (next line)
.method.call

harp:~ > cat a.rb
p Time\
now

harp:~ > ruby a.rb
Fri Sep 29 20:59:45 MDT 2006


-a

 

[Robert Klemme]

You just need to place the dot in the first line:

some.long.
method.call

Or you have to escape the line ending
some.long\
..method.call

harp:~ > cat a.rb
p Time\
now

harp:~ > ruby a.rb
Fri Sep 29 20:59:45 MDT 2006

How did you get that to work? I think you're missing a point here.

$ ruby <<XXX

puts Time\
now
XXX

-:1: uninitialized constant Timenow (NameError)

But these work

$ ruby <<XXX

puts Time.
now
XXX

Sat Sep 30 10:42:14 GMT+1:00 2006

$ ruby <<XXX

puts Time\
.now
XXX

Sat Sep 30 10:43:18 GMT+1:00 2006

Kind regards

robert