What is the right command for file cose

Rails
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Hi All,

I want to know, which is the right command to close the file, f.close
is the right command, or any, please let me know

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On 10/15/07, Vidya V. [email protected] wrote:

Hi All,

I want to know, which is the right command to close the file, f.close
is the right command, or any, please let me know

Assuming f is a File, yes f.close will close it.

On the other hand, if possible, it’s better to use the form of
File.open which takes a block

File.open(file_path) do | f |
# code that works with the file referenced by f
end

This automatically closes the file when the block finishes.

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Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby
http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/

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On 10/15/07, Vidya V. [email protected] wrote:

Hi All,

I want to know, which is the right command to close the file, f.close
is the right command, or any, please let me know

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