Using 'return' in a Ruby block

Question

I\'m trying to use Ruby 1.9.1 for an embedded scripting language, so that \"end-user\" code gets written in a Ruby block. One issue with this is that I\'d like the users to

Answer 1

You are looking it from the wrong point of view. This is an issue of thing, not the lambda.

def thing(*args, &block)
  block.call.tap do |value|
    puts "value=#{value}"
  end
end

thing {
  6 * 7
}