Ruby: Multiline strings - here doc or quotes

Jay Fields' Thoughts: Ruby: Multiline strings - here doc or quotes:

Ruby supports multiline strings by providing two types of here doc syntax. The first syntax uses and additional dash, but allows you to indent the "end of here doc" delimiter ('eos' in the example). <<-eos Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. eos Another here doc syntax doesn't require you to use the dash, but it does require that the "end of here doc" delimiter is in column 1 (or there are no spaces that precede it). <<eos Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisi...

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