From: speechexpert <speechexpert@...>
Date: 2005-05-12T23:37:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Running a String as Ruby Code at Run-Time?

simple question - Looks like Kernel#eval is the answer ;)

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From: "speechexpert" <speechexpert@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Running a String as Ruby Code at Run-Time?


> I want to set up a state machine, in this case I am parsing a simple
> scripting language using regexp, and then running
> a segment of code, which might be another regexp, etc. I'd like to be be
> able to specify that code in a file...
>
> Can I feed a String like "str = a.scan(/\<cat.*?>/)"            #regexp
here
> is just an example ;)
> into a method or any other way and have it execute?
>
> TIA
> John B
>
>
>