# Operator Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 10, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204 "2008-05-10T00:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/1 "2008-05-10T00:29:41Z")
What is this ‘=\>’ operator called? Does it have a name? ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/2 "2008-05-10T02:03:17Z")
On May 9, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Matthew C. wrote: > What is this ‘=\>’ operator called? > > Does it have a name? From my Perl days, I learned to pronounce this “is” although I don’t know if it has a true name. (Try it next time you’re reading code with a hash.) -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/3 "2008-05-10T08:26:19Z")
I believe it’s called a “hashrocket.” At least that’s what the guys and gals at [http://www.hashrocket.com/](http://www.hashrocket.com/) would have me believe. –Jeremy On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Matthew C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What is this ‘=\>’ operator called? > > Does it have a name? > > > – [http://jeremymcanally.com/](http://jeremymcanally.com/) [http://entp.com](http://entp.com) Read my books: Ruby in Practice ([Ruby in Practice](http://manning.com/mcanally/)) My free Ruby e-book ([http://humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://humblelittlerubybook.com/)) Or, my blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://mrneighborly.com)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://rubyinpractice.com](http://rubyinpractice.com) ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/4 "2008-05-11T02:12:14Z")
I read it as “points to” – Ryan B. > **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)** > > This domain may be for sale! Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email. ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/5 "2008-05-12T19:24:05Z")
Thanks everyone. I think I am going to go with hashrocket… 🙂 I just like that… On May 10, 8:11 pm, “Ryan B. (Radar)” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/6 "2008-05-10T19:38:12Z")
Matthew C. wrote: > What is this ‘=\>’ operator called? > > Does it have a name? I always read it as “goes to”, but in the Rubinius core, they define the following stuff… rubinius/lib/ruby-token.rb:197 ``` [:TkLSHFT, TkOp, "<<"], [:TkRSHFT, TkOp, ">>"], [:TkCOLON2, TkOp], [:TkCOLON3, TkOp], ``` # [:OPASGN, TkOp], # +=, -= etc. ``` [:TkASSOC, TkOp, "=>"], [:TkQUESTION, TkOp, "?"], #? [:TkCOLON, TkOp, ":"], #: ``` ie. TkASSOC ---
**Author:** ![mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mcarlson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcarlson)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator-names/137204/7 "2008-05-13T00:16:39Z")
On 5/12/08, Matthew C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thanks everyone. I think I am going to go with hashrocket… 🙂 I just > like that… One of my Ruby books describes it as “the sequence of characters” in the context of a Hash explanation. _shrug_ – Greg D. [http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)