From: Markus <markus@...>
Date: 2004-09-10T23:15:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Names for these setting helper methods

In my code I call the first one (or rather, its analog, which takes a
hash) "Object#absorb" and would probably call the second one something
like "Object#soak_in".  

class Object
    def exude(*fields=self.instance_variables)
        fields.collect_hash { |m| self.instance_variable_get( m ) }
        end
    def absorb(field_values)
        field_values.each_pair { |k,v| 
            self.instance_variable_set( k,v ) 
            }
        end
    def soak_in(field_values)
        field_values.each.pair { |k,v| self.send( "#@{k}=", v ) }
        end
    end

WARNING: ABOVE CODE TYPED FROM MEMORY WITH A TODDLER'S HELP

-- MarkusQ

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 19:19, T. Onoma wrote:
> Can anyone think of better names for these?
> 
>  class Object
> 
>    def instance_from(f, *msgs)
>      msgs.each { |m| self.instance_variable_set( "@#{m}", f.send(m) ) }
>    end
> 
>    def set_from(f, *msgs)
>      msgs.each { |m| self.send( "#{m=}", f.send(m) ) }
>    end
> 
>  end
>