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Prism::GlobalVariableWriteNode

< Prism::Node 15 instance methods 2 class methods

Represents writing to a global variable.

$foo = 1
^^^^^^^^

Class methods 2

Instance methods 15

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Attributes

name

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

$foo = :bar  # name `:$foo`

$_Test = 123 # name `:$_Test`

value

Read

The value to write to the global variable. It can be any [non-void expression](github.com/ruby/prism/blob/main/docs/parsing_rules.md#non-void-expression).

$foo = :bar
       ^^^^

$-xyz = 123
        ^^^