Method: MadderLib::Phrase#initialize

Defined in:
lib/madderlib/phrase.rb

#initialize(builder, id = nil, *args, &block) ⇒ Phrase

Constructs a new Phrase

The containing Phrase is builder.

An optional id can be provided. The id is particularly useful in the case of:

  • relative positioning, via Builder#before or Builder#after

  • conditional usage, via Conditional::Allowed#assuming , etc.

  • positioning ranges, via AnywherePhrase#between , etc.

Any number of arguments may be provided, and they are dispatched to the say method. An optional block can be provided, and if so, it is also dispatched to say.



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# File 'lib/madderlib/phrase.rb', line 39

def initialize(builder, id=nil, *args, &block)
	@builder, @id = builder, id
	@instructions = []

	#	don't start out with an empty instruction
	say *args, &block unless (args.empty?) && (! block_given?)
end