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Prism::GlobalVariableReadNode

< Prism::Node 10 instance methods 2 class methods

Represents referencing a global variable.

$foo
^^^^

Class methods 2

Instance methods 10

Attributes
Read

The name of the global variable, which is a ‘$` followed by an [identifier](github.com/ruby/prism/blob/main/docs/parsing_rules.md#identifier). Alternatively, it can be one of the special global variables designated by a symbol.

Example
$foo   # name `:$foo`

$_Test # name `:$_Test`