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
7
" to the console. ``` #include <stdio.h> int test() { static int a = 5; a++; return a; } int main() { printf("%d
", test()); printf("%d
", test()); return 0; } ```

Accepted Answer

Scope your variable in a method and return lambda

```
def counter
  count = 0
  lambda{count = count+1}
end

test = counter
test[]
#=>1
test[]
#=>2
```

Static variables in ruby, like in C functions

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