# Quick question: continuing Ruby methods on different line **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 30, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561 "2006-09-30T04:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561/1 "2006-09-30T04:49:24Z")
If you have a long method call like: some.long.method.call how can i make it some.long (next line) .method.call ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561/2 "2006-09-30T05:01:36Z")
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Eric G. wrote: > If you have a long method call like: > > some.long.method.call > > how can i make it > > some.long (next line) > .method.call harp:~ \> cat a.rb p Time .now harp:~ \> ruby a.rb Fri Sep 29 20:59:45 MDT 2006 -a ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561/3 "2006-09-30T10:45:58Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > > .method.call > > You just need to place the dot in the first line: some.long. method.call Or you have to escape the line ending some.long .method.call > harp:~ \> cat a.rb > p Time > now > > harp:~ \> ruby a.rb > Fri Sep 29 20:59:45 MDT 2006 How did you get that to work? I think you’re missing a point here. 🙂 $ ruby \<\ puts Time > now > XXX > -:1: uninitialized constant Timenow (NameError) But these work $ ruby \<\ puts Time. > now > XXX > Sat Sep 30 10:42:14 GMT+1:00 2006 $ ruby \<\ puts Time > .now > XXX > Sat Sep 30 10:43:18 GMT+1:00 2006 Kind regards ``` robert ``` ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561/4 "2006-09-30T13:22:09Z")
On 9/30/06, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > > > On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Eric G. wrote: Ara’s p Time .now is fine, but even p Time. now works, if you forget the dot, however ☹ Kind regards > ``` > robert > > ``` I agree with this sentence 8-] – Deux choses sont infinies : l’univers et la bêtise humaine ; en ce qui concerne l’univers, je n’en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue. - Albert Einstein ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quick-question-continuing-ruby-methods-on-different-line/70561/5 "2006-09-30T13:26:10Z")
On 9/30/06, Robert D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > p Time. > now As you said, I somehow missed the _first_ part of your post:( Sorry 4 the noise Robert – Deux choses sont infinies : l’univers et la bêtise humaine ; en ce qui concerne l’univers, je n’en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue. - Albert Einstein