From: Jonas Galvez <jonasgalvez@...>
Date: 2005-09-28T06:56:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Dynamically generating classes?

Jonas Galvez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In Python I can do this:
> 
>  >>> def create_class(name):
> ...     import new
> ...     c = new.classobj(name, tuple([object]), {})
> ...     def __init__(self, value):
> ...         self.value = value
> ...     setattr(c, "__init__", new.instancemethod(__init__, None, c))
> ...     return c
> ...
>  >>> MyClass = create_class("MyClass")
>  >>>
>  >>> obj = MyClass(value=10)
>  >>> print obj.value
> 10
> 
> Is there anything similar in Ruby? Or do I need to use eval()?

Hmm, apparently:

MyClass = Class.new {
      attr_accessor :value
      def initialize(value)
          self.value = value
      end
}

o = MyClass.new(10)
puts o.value

But now I ask, how do I dynamically set its name ("MyClass") in the 
global namespace?

--Jonas Galvez