--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Sets the default value, the value returned for a key that does not exist in the hash. It is not possible to set the a default to a <tt>Proc</tt> that will be executed on each key lookup.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   h = { &quot;a&quot; =&gt; 100, &quot;b&quot; =&gt; 200 }\n   h.default = &quot;Go fish&quot;\n   h[&quot;a&quot;]     #=&gt; 100\n   h[&quot;z&quot;]     #=&gt; &quot;Go fish&quot;\n   # This doesn't do what you might hope...\n   h.default = proc do |hash, key|\n     hash[key] = key + key\n   end\n   h[2]       #=&gt; #&lt;Proc:0x401b3948@-:6&gt;\n   h[&quot;cat&quot;]   #=&gt; #&lt;Proc:0x401b3948@-:6&gt;\n"
full_name: Hash#default=
is_singleton: false
name: default=
params: |
  hsh.default = obj     => hsh

visibility: public