puts from #!, but with data structure chrome

[Greg Willits]

When playing with small scripts and using puts to output some results, I
find it rather disappointing that outputting an array or hash does not
have the data structure chrome of [ ] and { } -- I know IRB does this,
but I'm testing stuff too cumbersome for IRB.

Is there a way to run a #! script and cause output using puts (or
alternative) to actually show an array like ['a', 'b'] instead of just
ab ?

-- gw

 

[Stefano Crocco]

Alle gioved=C3=AC 25 ottobre 2007, Greg Willits ha scritto:

When playing with small scripts and using puts to output some results, I
find it rather disappointing that outputting an array or hash does not
have the data structure chrome of [ ] and { } -- I know IRB does this,
but I'm testing stuff too cumbersome for IRB.

Is there a way to run a #! script and cause output using puts (or
alternative) to actually show an array like ['a', 'b'] instead of just
ab ?

-- gw

Use p instead of puts. puts(obj) calls obj.to_s, while p(obj) calls p.inspe=
ct,=20
which is what IRB does.

I hope this helps

Stefano

 

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[Greg Willits]

Alle giovedì 25 ottobre 2007, Greg Willits ha scritto:

Is there a way to run a #! script and cause output using puts (or
alternative) to actually show an array like ['a', 'b'] instead of just
ab ?

Use p instead of puts. puts(obj) calls obj.to_s, while p(obj) calls
p.inspect,
which is what IRB does.

I hope this helps

Stefano

Ahhh. Perfect.

-- gw