Why does key=>val does not give an hash?

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Hi,

I wonder why I can do this:

methodcall(k=>v) (method gets a {k=>v} hash)
and this:

ary=[k=>v] (ary becomes [{k=>v}] )

but not this:

a = k=>v

is there an issue related to parsing or something else?

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Hi,

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In message “why does key=>val does not give an hash?” on 04/03/20, gabriele renzi surrender_it@rc1.vip.ukl.yahoo.com writes:

I wonder why I can do this:

methodcall(k=>v) (method gets a {k=>v} hash)

Don’t worry. This form of methodcall(k=>v) will be given new meaning
in Ruby2, i.e. methodcall(**{k=>v}).

						matz.