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Ruby

Posted by Anthony Myers
Anthony Myers
5,848 Points

When Do I use "@" and when do I not?

I'm trying to figure out why we use the "@" symbol in some areas of rails, but not in others.

For example: On one file, we'll use @status.user.first_name and on another file, we will just use status.user.first_name without the "@" symbol. How do we know when to use it?

Thanks!

1 Answer

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Hey Anthony, I've yet to really delve into Ruby but check some of these links out.

Anthony Myers
Anthony Myers
5,848 Points

Thanks, Dustin! I'll certainly check these out.

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Sure, and here's a good Ruby News Resource if you're interested as well.