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Substituting Variables Into Strings
CodeExpectedActual
number = 5
"The number is #{number}."
 "The number is 5." "The number is 5." 
"The number is #{5}."
 "The number is 5." "The number is 5." 
"The number after #{number} is #{number.next}."
"The number after 5 is 6." "The number after 5 is 6." 
"The number prior to #{number} is #{number-1}."
"The number prior to 5 is 4." "The number prior to 5 is 4." 
"We're ##{number}!"
 "We're #5!" "We're #5!" 
"#{number}" == '5'
 true true 
%{Here is #{class InstantClass
   def bar 
      "some text" 
    end 
  end 
  InstantClass.new.bar
}.}
 "Here is some text." "Here is some text." 
"I've set x to #{x = 5; x += 1}."
 "I've set x to 6." "I've set x to 6." 
x
 6 6 
"\#{foo}"
 "\#{foo}" "\#{foo}" 
'#{foo}'
 "\#{foo}" "\#{foo}" 
name = "Mr. Lorum"
email = <<END
Dear #{name},
Unfortunately we cannot process your insurance claim at this
time. This is because we are a bakery, not an insurance company.
Signed,
 Nil, Null, and None
 Bakers to Her Majesty the Singleton
END
<<page_break
There once was a man from Peru
This limerick ends on page 2.
page_break
 "There once was a man from Peru\nThis limerick ends on page 2.\n" "There once was a man from Peru\nThis limerick ends on page 2.\n"