Static variables in ruby, like in C functions

Question

Is there any such thing as static variables in Ruby that would behave like they do in C functions?

Here\'s a quick example of what I mean. It prints \"6\\n7\\n\" to the

Answer 1

Similar to nicooga's answer but more self-contained:

def some_method
  @var ||= 0
  @var += 1
  puts @var
end