Ruby程序設計語言

《Ruby程序設計語言》是Ruby的權威指南，全面涵蓋該語言的1.8版和1.9版。本書詳盡但並不拘泥於語言規範，既適合首次接觸Ruby的資深程序員，同樣也適合那些想要挑戰對這門語言的理解並更深入掌握它的Ruby程序員。本書首先通過一個快速指南帶您熟悉這門語言，然後徹底解釋它的細節，包括：

Ruby程序的詞法和句法結構

數據類型和對象

表達式和操作符

語句和控制結構

Method、proc、lambda和closure

類和模塊

反射和元編程

Ruby平台《Ruby程序設計語言》包含了對Ruby平台的大量API的全面介紹，通過包含詳盡註釋的代碼展示瞭如何將Ruby用於文本處理、數值處理、集合、輸入/輸出、網絡和併發。如果您真想要理解Ruby，本書不可或缺。 ^[1] 

Preface

1.Introduction

1.1ATourofRuby

1.2TryRuby

1.3AboutThisBook

1.4ASudokuSolverinRuby

2.TheStructureandExecutionofRubyPrograms

2.1LexicalStructure

2.2SyntacticStructure

2.3FileStructure

2.4ProgramEncoding

2.5ProgramExecution

3.DatatypesandObjects

3.1Numbers

3.2Text

3.3Arrays

3.4Hashes

3.5Ranges

3.6Symbols

3.7True,False,andNil

3.8Objects

4.ExpressionsandOperators

4.1LiteralsandKeywordLiterals

4.2VariableReferences

4.3ConstantReferences

4.4MethodInvocations

4.5Assignments

4.6Operators

5.StatementsandControlStructures

5.1Conditionals

5.2Loops

5.3IteratorsandEnumerableObjects

5.4Blocks

5.5AlteringControlFlow

5.6ExceptionsandExceptionHandling

5.7BEGINandEND

5.8Threads,Fibers,andContinuations

6.Methods,Procs,Lambflas,andClosures

6.1DefiningSimpleMethods

6.2MethodNames

6.3MethodsandParentheses

6.4MethodArguments

6.5ProcsandLambdas

6.6Closures

6.7MethodObjects

6.8FunctionalProgramming

7.ClassesandModules

7.1DefiningaSimpleClass

7.2MethodVisibility:Public,Protected,Private

7.3SubclassingandInheritance

7.4ObjectCreationandInitialization

7.5Modules

7.6LoadingandRequiringModules

7.7SingletonMethodsandtheEigenclass

7.8MethodLookup

7.9ConstantLookup

8.ReflectionandMetaprogramming

8.1Types,Classes,andModules

8.2EvaluatingStringsandBlocks

8.3VariablesandConstants

8.4Methods

8.5Hooks

8.6Tracing

8.7ObjectSpaceandGC

8.8CustomControlStructures

8.9MissingMethodsandMissingConstants

8.10DynamicallyCreatingMethods

8.11AliasChaining

8.12Domain-SpecificLanguages

9.TheRubyPlatform

9.1Strings

9.2RegularExpressions

9.3NumbersandMath

9.4DatesandTimes

9.5Collections

9.6FilesandDirectories

9.7Input/Output

9.8Networking

9.9ThreadsandConcurrency

10.TheRubyEnvironment

10.1InvokingtheRubyInterpreter

10.2TheTop-LevelEnvironment

10.3PracticalExtractionandReportingShortcuts

10.4CallingtheOS

10.5Security

Index

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