Ruby - Variables and Constants

This article will focus on variables and constants in Ruby.


Variables

Variables are used as a location to store a value. Variables are assigned using equal (=) sign.
Eg: x=5





Constants

Variables which starts with a capital letter is a constant where it's value cannot be changed.
Eg: MyNum = 20









Below output will be given when assigning a value to a constant variable.







Try out the code to get a more clear idea.

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