From f9f19aefddcbe8cf2419707a48d4c782cf354cfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 22:05:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add Listing Local Variables as a ruby til.

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 README.md                       |  1 +
 ruby/listing-local-variables.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ruby/listing-local-variables.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bb7783..9ff2776 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ smart people at [Hashrocket](http://hashrocket.com/).
 - [FactoryGirl Sequences](ruby/factory-girl-sequences.md)
 - [Finding The Source of Ruby Methods](ruby/finding-the-source-of-ruby-methods.md)
 - [Limit Split](ruby/limit-split.md)
+- [Listing Local Variables](ruby/listing-local-variables.md)
 - [Override The Initial Sequence Value](ruby/override-the-initial-sequence-value.md)
 - [Parallel Bundle Install](ruby/parallel-bundle-install.md)
 - [Percent Notation](ruby/percent-notation.md)
diff --git a/ruby/listing-local-variables.md b/ruby/listing-local-variables.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae54650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/listing-local-variables.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Listing Local Variables
+
+In Ruby 2.2, the `binding` object gives us access to a method
+`#local_variables` which returns the symbol names of the binding's local
+variables.
+
+```ruby
+def square(x)
+  puts binding.local_variables.inspect
+  x.times do |a|
+    puts binding.local_variables.inspect
+  end
+  z = x * x
+  puts binding.local_variables.inspect
+  z
+end
+square(2)
+```
+
+which results in
+
+```ruby
+[:x, :z]
+[:a, :x, :z]
+[:a, :x, :z]
+[:x, :z]
+=> 4
+```
+
+[source](http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Binding.html#method-i-local_variables)