Given
sum = Proc.new{|sum,num| sum + num}
is
sum2 = ->(a,b) &sum
valid syntax? Or is
sum2 = ->(a,b,&sum)
correct?
Farrel
Farrel L. wrote:
Given
sum = Proc.new{|sum,num| sum + num}
is
sum2 = ->(a,b) &sum
valid syntax? Or is
sum2 = ->(a,b,&sum)
correct?
It’s not clear to me what you’re trying to do.
If you are defining a lambda by means of an existing block, then that
existing block will already have a parameter list, so you don’t specify
it again. That is:
irb(main):001:0> sum = Proc.new{|sum,num| sum + num}
=> #Proc:0x83a5a18@:1(irb)
irb(main):002:0> sum2 = lambda(&sum)
=> #Proc:0x83a5a18@:1(irb)
irb(main):003:0> sum2[3,4]
=> 7
It appears that the -> syntax can’t be used here.
However, if you want to define a new lambda which takes a block as an
argument, then you need to give a body for the new lambda.
irb(main):004:0> sum2 = ->(a,b,&foo) { foo[a,b] + 9 }
=> #<Proc:0x838310c@(irb):4 (lambda)>
irb(main):005:0> sum2[3,4,&sum]
=> 16