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Default Arguments



def repeat( word="Hello! ", times=3 )
 puts word * times
end

repeat # => Hello! Hello! Hello!

repeat( "Goodbye! ", 5 ) # => Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!

 








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