[OCLUG-devel] Ruby - Default Method Args

[Doug Jolley]

Are there any Ruby programmers on the list that can
explain to me why this snippet of code:

def foo(a,b="four",c)
  puts("Arg1: #{a}")
  puts("Arg2: #{b}")
  puts("Arg3: #{c}")
end
foo('one','two','three')

produces these errors:

./test1.rb:3: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting '='
./test1.rb:7: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end

instead of this result:

Arg1: one
Arg2: two
Arg3: three

Thanks for any input.

     ... doug
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