# What is the use of :var in ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 28, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-use-of-var-in-ruby/133144 "2008-03-28T08:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deepkumarb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@deepkumarb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepkumarb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-use-of-var-in-ruby/133144/1 "2008-03-28T08:48:21Z")
Hi, I am new to Ruby, I would like to know about :var in ruby. I saw this question in one site but nobody provide any response for this. Please clear my doubt as early as possible. Thanks Pradeep Kumar ---
**Author:** ![deepkumarb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@deepkumarb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepkumarb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-use-of-var-in-ruby/133144/2 "2008-03-28T09:35:41Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mar 28, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Pradeep B. wrote: > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). There is a nice article about ruby symbols (that what those constructs are called): > **[13 Ways of Looking at a Ruby Symbol | Random Hacks](http://www.randomhacks.net.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2007/01/20/13-ways-of-looking-at-a-ruby-symbol/)** > > Random code snippets, projects and musings about software from Eric Kidd, a developer and occasional entrepreneur. It may be a bit hard to start with but there is a nice collection of articles that explain symbols at the very end. Perhaps you should read those first. Greetings Florian G. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkfsrWMACgkQJA/zY0IIRZb8XACfZt3Geel/YQpZrmMUR0Y1BEIm yvAAoJPO8sVH1l1hn7ZF4aAjoL7NVMYj =RgBa -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----