1. Chapter 1: An Overview Of Ruby (Part 1)
What is Ruby?
Executing Ruby Code
Getting Input
Comments
Numbers
Strings
The Class Class
Decision Making
The case Construct
Loops
Iterators
Regular Expressions
Functions
Odds and Ends
Time Methods
2. Chapter 2: An Overview of Ruby (Part 2)
Arrays
Array Operator Methods
Array Equality Operator
Arrays as Stacks and Queues
Higher Dimensional Arrays
Other Useful Arrays Methods
Command Line Arguments
Hashes
Common Hash Methods
Sorting Hashes
Iterators with Arrays and Hashes
Arrays and Functions
Hashes and Functions
Named Parameters
Symbols
Procs
Closures
3. Chapter 3: Classes
Objects
Brief History of OOP
OOP Vocabulary
Creating a New Class
Using Objects
Defining Operator Methods
Inheritance
Ancestors
self
Access Levels - public
Access Levels – private
Access Levels - protected
Access Levels - Specification
Class Data and Class Methods
Adding Methods to Classes and Objects
Special Global Variables
Scope of Variables
Built-in Classes
The Math Class
The NilClass Class
TrueClass and FalseClass
Built-in Class Hierarchy
4. Chapter 4: Input and Output
Introduction
Reading from the Standard Input
Reading a Character at a Time
Writing to the Standard Output
Reading and Writing Disk Files
Reading Files Using Iterators
I/O With Command Line Commands
Seeking About Files
tell
Capturing Data About Files
Processing Directories
5. Chapter 5: Exceptions
Introduction
Exception Hierarchy
Handling Exceptions
Multiple Rescue Clauses
Exceptions are Classes
ensure
retry
raise
Creating Your Own Exceptions
catch and throw
6. Chapter 6: Modules
Introduction
Using Core Ruby Classes
Ruby Standard Library
require
Search Path
File Organization
load
Modules
include
Mixins
Using the Comparable Module
Collection Classes
yield
Using the Enumerable Module
7. Chapter 7: Odds and Ends
Ruby Conventions
Strings Are References
The Selection Operator, [ ]
Index Methods
Stripping Whitespace Characters
Bit Manipulation
The Upto Method
Substituting
Processing a Line at a Time
Marshalling
Reflection
grep
Classes are Objects
Aliasing
Testing
Test::Unit::TestCase
Testing Your Own Classes
Freezing Objects |
