From: Florian Gross <flgr@...>
Date: 2004-09-29T01:29:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Binding of the Caller (redux)

Gavin Kistner wrote:

>>> ./libs/binding_of_caller.rb:61:in `of_caller': Binding.of_caller used
>>> in non-method context or trailing statements of method using it aren't
>>> in the block. (ArgumentError)
>> The message is quite explicit *g*
> Perhaps, but confusing to me :)
> (The phrase "Either your  zyloxens  aren't grimbled or you tweedled 
> outside of a borklub" is also explicit, but that don't mean I have a 
> clue how to solve the problem ;)
> 
> So does "... trailing statements of method using it aren't in the block" 
> mean "you can't place any statements after the Binding.of_caller 
> invocation"? (Like it irrevocably changes the context and can't get you 
> back to where you were or something?)

It is this way because otherwise the statements would get executed 
twice. That would be quite confusing and possibly even dangerous.

I tried to make the interface obvious in the documentation (see the 
sample), but I seem to have failed. Do you have any suggestions for how 
I could fix this?

Regards,
Florian Gross