What is the difference between Methods and Attributes in Ruby?

Question

Can you give me an example?

Answer 1

I have heard the word "attribute" refer, in Ruby-specific circles, to any method which does not take arguments.

class Batman

  def favorite_ice_cream
     [
       'neopolitan', 
       'chunky monkey', 
       'chocolate', 
       'chocolate chip cookie dough', 
       'whiskey'
     ].shuffle[0]         
  end

end

In the above, my_newest_batman.favorite_ice_cream would be an attribute.