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Bug #4561

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1.9.2 requires parentheses around argument of method call in an array, where 1.8.7 did not

Added by dschweisguth (Dave Schweisguth) almost 13 years ago. Updated almost 13 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Target version:
ruby -v:
-
Backport:
[ruby-core:35637]

Description

[dave hladik:~] cat method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
def method_name(arg)
end

[ method_name 'value' ]
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
[dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '('
[ method_name 'value' ]
^
method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected ']', expecting $end
[dave hladik:~] rvm system
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10]
[dave hladik:~] cat method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb
def method_name(arg)
end

[ method_name('value') ]
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb
[dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb

no error


Files

method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb (50 Bytes) method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb dschweisguth (Dave Schweisguth), 04/07/2011 01:41 PM
method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb (51 Bytes) method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb dschweisguth (Dave Schweisguth), 04/07/2011 01:41 PM

Updated by dschweisguth (Dave Schweisguth) almost 13 years ago

=begin
Same thing with pre formatting:

[dave hladik:~] cat method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
def method_name(arg)
end

[ method_name 'value' ]
[dave hladik:~] rvm system
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
[dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb
method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '('
[ method_name 'value' ]
^
method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected ']', expecting $end
[dave hladik:~] cat method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb
def method_name(arg)
end

[ method_name('value') ]
[dave hladik:~] rvm system
[dave hladik:~] ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10]
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb
[dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2
[dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb

no error

=end

Updated by naruse (Yui NARUSE) almost 13 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Assigned
  • Assignee set to matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)

=begin

=end

Updated by Eregon (Benoit Daloze) almost 13 years ago

=begin
That has bitten me a few times too, but I accepted it as it is probably clearer in a long expression.

I'm curious to see why this changed.
=end

Updated by ko1 (Koichi Sasada) almost 13 years ago

Matz, could you reply?

Updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) almost 13 years ago

  • ruby -v changed from ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0] to -

Hi,

In message "Re: [ruby-core:36994] [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #4561] 1.9.2 requires parentheses around argument of method call in an array, where 1.8.7 did not"
on Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:58:33 +0900, Koichi Sasada writes:

|Bug #4561: 1.9.2 requires parentheses around argument of method call in an array, where 1.8.7 did not
|http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4561
|
|Matz, could you reply?

It's an intentional syntax change in 1.9.

						matz.
Actions #6

Updated by jlnr (Julian Raschke) almost 13 years ago

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

It's an intentional syntax change in 1.9.

I have run into the same issue today and wasn't sure if it was a bug or intentional. Nice to find both this issue and your recent response.

Out of curiosity, what is the reasoning behind this change? It seems a bit unintuitive that foo(bar 5) and {bar 5} work, even [bar { baz }], but [bar 5] not. All four are enclosed calls without parenthesis. Is there an ambiguity nearby that this syntax change is trying to clarify?

Updated by nahi (Hiroshi Nakamura) almost 13 years ago

  • Assignee changed from matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) to ko1 (Koichi Sasada)
  • Target version set to 1.9.3

Updated by ko1 (Koichi Sasada) almost 13 years ago

  • Status changed from Assigned to Closed
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