本书介绍Ruby最重要的功能特性;示例说明如何使用条件语句以及如何使用Ruby字符串;涵盖正则表达式;解释如何使用Ruby的操作符、算术表达式、Math模块的函数、有理数等等;详细介绍Ruby数组和hash功能;讲解使用Ruby进行文件处理;对Ruby类和mixin模块的细节展开讨论,包括对面向对象编程的简要介绍;介绍XML处理、Tk工具包、RubyGems、反射机制(reflection)、RDoc、嵌入式Ruby、元编程;(metaprogramming)、异常处理等内容。
每一章都有一组问题回顾,附录中有Ruby编程的名词对照表和书中用到的参考资料的出处。如果您想带着Ruby开车兜风,那么《学习Ruby》就是您的车钥匙。
正如您在开车的时候并不需要知道关于汽车的一切;当您开始使用Ruby进行编程的时候,也不需要立刻了解关于Ruby的一切。无论对于Ruby的新手还是老手,《学习Ruby》都是一本即学即用的实用教材。它提供了非常多的Ruby程序,并且解释了这些程序如何运行以及这样运行的原因。这些内容已经足以让您开始您的Ruby之旅。
由于网络开发框架Ruby on Rails的流行和大受欢迎,Ruby已经引起了很多Java和PHP开发人员的兴趣。但除了Rails之外,Ruby还有其他广泛的用途,而学习这些用法的最好方法就是动手尝试编写代码。在本书中,几乎每一页都可以找到代码例子,您可以仿照或者改写这些例子,生成您自己的代码。
Preface
1. Ruby Basics
Hello, Matz
Interactive Ruby
Resources
Installing Ruby
Permission Denied
Associating File Types on Windows
Review Questions
2. A Quick Tour of Ruby
Ruby Is Object-Oriented
Ruby's Reserved Words
Comments
Variables
Strings
Numbers and Operators
Conditional Statements
Arrays and Hashes
Methods
Blocks
Symbols
Exception Handling
Ruby Documentation
Review Questions
3. Conditional Love
The if Statement
The case Statement
The while Loop
The loop Method
The for loop
Execution Before or After a Program
Review Questions
4. Strings
Creating Strings
Concatenating Strings
Accessing Strings
Comparing Strings
Manipulating Strings
Case Conversion
Managing Whitespace, etc.
Incrementing Strings
Converting Strings
Regular Expressions
1.9 and Beyond
Review Questions
5. Math
Class Hierarchy and Included Modules
Converting Numbers
Basic Math Operations
Ranges
Inquiring About Numbers
More Math Methods
Math Functions
Rational Numbers
Prime Numbers
Review Questions
6. Arrays
Creating Arrays
Accessing Elements
Concatenation
Set Operations
Unique Elements
Blow Your Stack
Comparing Arrays
Changing Elements
Deleting Elements
Arrays and Blocks
Sorting Things and About Face
Multidimensional Arrays
1.9 and Beyond
Other Array Methods
Review Questions
7. Hashes
Creating Hashes
Accessing Hashes
Iterating over Hashes
Changing Hashes
Converting Hashes to Other Classes
1.9 and Beyond
Other Hash Methods
Review Questions
8. Working with Files
Directories
Creating a New File
Opening an Existing File
Deleting and Renaming Files
File Inquiries
Changing File Modes and Owner
The IO Class
Review Questions
9. Classes
Defining the Class
Instance Variables
Accessors
Class Variables
Class Methods
Inheritance
Modules
public, private, or protected
Review Questions
10. More Fun with Ruby
Formatting Output with sprintf
Processing XML
Date and Time
Reflection
Using Tk
Metaprogramming
RubyGems
Exception Handling
Creating Documentation with RDoc
Embedded Ruby
Review Questions
11. A Short Guide to Ruby on Rails
Where Did Rails Come From?
Why Rails?
What Have Other Folks Done with Rails?
Hosting Rails
Installing Rails
Learning Rails
A Brief Tutorial
Review Questions
A. Ruby Reference
B. Answers to Review Questions
Glossary
Index