From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-10-30T05:42:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Malleable Instance Vars


Eric Hodel wrote:
> On Oct 29, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Trans wrote:
>
> > Are we ready for
> >
> >   @x = 1
> >
> >   a = "x"
> >
> >   @{a}  #=> 1
>
> PHP-style "variable variables" just lead to code that is too clever
> for its own good.  Using a Hash is a much more readable solution.

Perhaps so. And I am presently working on such code. BUt to be honest,
I haven't found a more  reasonble way to handle it. As it stands I have
to do instance_variable_get/set or eval the whoe method def.

T.