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Ruby

Kevin Zheng
Kevin Zheng
670 Points
Posted by Kevin Zheng
Kevin Zheng
670 Points

&Block-Can someone tell me why do we need "&Block" here?" Why is it important to keep the &Block here?

def get_name(prompt,&block)

      print prompt + " : "

      name=gets.chomp

      print "Age: "

        age=gets.chomp

     yield name, age if block_given?

      name

      else

      puts"no block given."

      end

   end

 my_name=get_name("Enter your name")  do |your_name, age|

puts "That's a cool name, #{your_name}! Age #{age}"

 end

 puts "my name: #{my_name}"