Assign a value

via a block

reservation = Reservation.new do |r|
  r.title = data["title"]
  r.first_name = data["first_name"]
  r.last_name = data["last_name"]
  r.guest = data["guest"]
  r.reserved_time = data["reserved_time"]
  r.special_request = data["special_request"]
  r.email = data["email"]
end

the result of if...else

a = 3
b = 2
result = if a > b
           "a greater than b"
         else
           "a less than or equal to b"
         end