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 Ruby: case

    year = 2000   
    leap = case  
           when year % 400 == 0: true  
           when year % 100 == 0: false  
           else year % 4   == 0   
           end  
    puts leap   
    # output is: true   

The case statement returns the value of the last expression executed.

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