# Local\_variables contains strings

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-contains-strings/131386>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 9, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-contains-strings/131386 "2008-03-09T05:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-contains-strings/131386/1 "2008-03-09T05:36:07Z")

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e$B0J2\<$N$h$&$K!"e(Blocal\_variables e$B$OJ8;zNs$NG[Ns$rJV$7$^$9!#e(B

% ./ruby -ve ‘a = 1; p local\_variables’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2008-03-08 revision 15734) [i686-linux]  
[“a”]

instance\_variables e$BEy$O%7%s%%k$NG[Ns$KJQ$o$C$?$N$Ke(B  
local\_variables e$B$,JQ$o$C$F$$$J$$$N$O0U?^$5$l$F$$$J$$$s$8$c$Je(B  
e$B$$$G$7$g$&$+!#e(B

% ruby -e ‘@a = 1; p self.instance\_variables’  
[:@a]