Feature: implicit subject The first argument to the outermost example group block is made available to each example as an implicit subject of that example. Scenario: subject in top level group Given a file named "top_level_subject_spec.rb" with: """ describe Array, "when first created" do it "should be empty" do subject.should == [] end end """ When I run "spec top_level_subject_spec.rb" Then the stdout should match "1 example, 0 failures" Scenario: subject in a nested group Given a file named "nested_subject_spec.rb" with: """ describe Array do describe "when first created" do it "should be empty" do subject.should == [] end end end """ When I run "spec nested_subject_spec.rb" Then the stdout should match "1 example, 0 failures"