From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-11-02T21:52:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Anonymous methods, blocks etc. (Cont. 'default block params')

Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> To get hold of a first class method we have to do method(:meth). Many
> of us have wanted something briefer (of course this ties into the whole
> UnboundMethod/Method/Lambda/Proc/Block craziness, nontheless...) So why
> not have the two on the same footing then?
> 
>   lam = lambda do ; 1 ; end
>   lam #=> 1
> 
> And to get a reference to the actual lambda object maybe
> 
>   &lam
> 
> and we can do it for methods:
> 
>   &meth  #or &self.meth as the case may warrent

This breaks ruby's model quite badly, though. If a lambda is a function
object, then any variable pointing to it should 'return' the object when
used.

martin