From: Mark Sparshatt <msparshatt@...>
Date: 2004-06-14T05:55:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Use a string a object name

Dirk Einecke wrote:

> Mark Sparshatt wrote:
>
>> puts eval "p.#{s}"
>
>
> Okay. That works.
>
>> Though depending on what you're doing a better way might be to use 
>> the send method
>>
>> puts p.send(s)
>
>
> Why is this a better way?
>
It's quicker since Ruby doesn't need to parse the expression string.

Also, IMHO, it better expresses the fact that you're sending the message 
contained in s to the object p.

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Mark Sparshatt