A block is a section of code that can be passed to a method much like passing an argument. : Code Block « Method « Ruby






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A block is a section of code that can be passed to a method much like passing an argument.


A block is delimited with {}:

{ puts "Hello there!" }

or do and end:

do
  puts "Hello there!"
end

# Generally, you use {} for a one-line block, and do..end for a multi-line block.








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