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

You can use a global variable:

$a = 5
def test
  $a += 1
end

p test #=> 6
p test #=> 7