From: Magnus Holm <judofyr@...>
Date: 2011-06-07T00:00:27+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:36793] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4840][Open] Allow returning from require

I think using "return" is quite natural in this case, as long as we
can use it in module/class-definitions too.

// Magnus Holm

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 16:18, Michael Edgar <adgar@carboni.ca> wrote:
> On Jun 6, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote:
>
>> It would be great to allow return from a required file or some other keyword (break, etc or a new one)
>
>
> This could be implemented as a method that raises an exception that `require` and `load` rescue.
> I'm not sure how compatible that would be with custom require implementations (rubygems,
> polyglot, etc), but it would obviate the need for a new keyword or commandeering an existing one.
>
> Michael Edgar
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