From: Bill Atkins <batkins57@...>
Date: 2005-04-19T12:24:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Dynamic object construction

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If class is a a class name (a String):

@obj =3D Object.const_get(klass).new

Using "class" as a parameter name won't work - the standard is to use=20
"klass" instead.

Bill

On 4/18/05, John Lam <jlam@iunknown.com> wrote:
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> I'm trying to create a new object where the class of the object is
> parameterized. My current solution is to use eval():
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> def create(class)
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> @obj =3D eval("#{class}.new()")
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> end
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> Is there a better way of doing this to avoid the hit of eval()?
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> Thanks,
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> -John
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> http://www.iunknown.com
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Bill Atkins

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