Modelines Examples

Note that modeline can either be first or second line. It must have the format given below: -*- mode: [lang]; -*-. You can also specify tab-width.

// -*- mode: javascript; -*-

// Thanks to http://rosettacode.org/wiki/99_Bottles_of_Beer#The_simple_solution_3

var beer = 99;
while ( beer > 0)
{
     document.write(beer + " bottles of beer on the wall<br>");
     document.write(beer + " bottles of beer<br>");
     document.write("Take one down, pass it around<br>");
     document.write(( beer - 1 ) + " bottles of beer on the wall<br>");
     beer--;
}

#/usr/bin/env ruby
# -*- mode: ruby; -*-

# Note: Modeline can either be on first or second line :)
# Thanks to http://rosettacode.org/wiki/99_Bottles_of_Beer#Ruby

plural = 's'
99.downto(1) do |i|
  puts "#{i} bottle#{plural} of beer on the wall,"
  puts "#{i} bottle#{plural} of beer"
  puts "Take one down, pass it around!"
  plural = '' if i - 1 == 1
  if i > 1
    puts "#{i-1} bottle#{plural} of beer on the wall!"
    puts
  else
    puts "No more bottles of beer on the wall!"
  end
end