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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T13:39:03+00:00 2026-05-12T13:39:03+00:00

s = Proc.new {|x|x*2} def one_arg(x) puts yield(x) end one_arg(5, &s) How does one_arg

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s = Proc.new {|x|x*2}

def one_arg(x)
  puts yield(x)
end

one_arg(5, &s)

How does one_arg know about &s?

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    2026-05-12T13:39:03+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 1:39 pm

    The & operator turns the Proc into a block, so it becomes a one-argument method with a block (which is called with yield). If you had left off the & so that it passed the Proc directly, you would have gotten an error.

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