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v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - Class: PrettyPrint

new(output='', maxwidth=79, newline="\\n", &genspace)

public

Creates a buffer for pretty printing.

output is an output target. If it is not specified, ’’ is assumed. It should have a << method which accepts the first argument obj of PrettyPrint#text, the first argument sep of PrettyPrint#breakable, the first argument newline of PrettyPrint.new, and the result of a given block for PrettyPrint.new.

maxwidth specifies maximum line length. If it is not specified, 79 is assumed. However actual outputs may overflow maxwidth if long non-breakable texts are provided.

newline is used for line breaks. "\n" is used if it is not specified.

The block is used to generate spaces. {|width| ’ ’ * width} is used if it is not given.

# File lib/prettyprint.rb, line 80
  def initialize(output='', maxwidth=79, newline="\n", &genspace)
    @output = output
    @maxwidth = maxwidth
    @newline = newline
    @genspace = genspace || lambda {|n| ' ' * n}

    @output_width = 0
    @buffer_width = 0
    @buffer = []

    root_group = Group.new(0)
    @group_stack = [root_group]
    @group_queue = GroupQueue.new(root_group)
    @indent = 0
  end

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