In ruby, there are many parts of the syntax that are not easily searchable on google. This provides all the names of those things
| Symbol | Name | Possible Uses |
|---|---|---|
# |
Comment | Anything written after this is ignored by the computer |
| |
Pipe | 1) Boolean OR (` |
& |
Ampersand | 1) Boolean AND (&&), 2) Bitwise Operator |
= |
Equals | Variable assignment |
== |
Double Equals | Boolean comparison |
!= |
Not Equals | Boolean Comparison |
>= |
Greater than or Equals | Boolean Comparison |
=> |
Hash Rocket | 1) Denotes return values, 2) Assignment in hashes |
<< |
Shovel | Add to an array |
: |
Colon | 1) Symbol creation, 2) Hash assignment |
:: |
Namespace | Modules and Classes |
; |
Semicolon | Terminates a line |
% |
Modulo | Divides two numbers and gets the remainder |
! |
Not operator | Flips true and false in booleans |
nil |
Represents nothingness | 1) Hashes, 2) Control Flow, 3) |
[] |
Square Brackets | 1) Arrays, 2) Hash keys |
{} |
Curly Braces | 1) Hashes, 2) Blocks |
() |
Parentheses | 1) Precedence grouping, 2) Function definition and use |
#{} |
String Interpolation | 1) Strings |
\ |
Backslash | 1) String escaping, |
/ |
Forward Slash | 1) Division (math) |
end |
Closing end | 1) Functions, 2) Loops, 3) Blocks |
? |
Question mark | 1) Function names, 2) Ternary conditionals |
! |
Bang | 1) Function names |
* |
Splat | 1) Multiplication, 2) Argument expansion |
@ |
At | 1) Instance Variables |