From: ts Date: 2001-06-11T00:35:58+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:16391] Re: other ways to create class instance? >>>>> "M" == Mirian Crzig Lennox writes: M> h = { "foo" => File.new("foo.txt"), M> "bar" => File.new("bar.txt"), M> "baz" => File.new("baz.txt") } Use #send like in your example. Guy Decoux