From: Gabe Boyer <gboyer@...>
Date: 2006-02-18T14:53:11+09:00
Subject: Re: define_method fun

Take a look at the Comparable[1] module. It's a much cleaner, simpler
way to accomplish what you're doing.

[1] http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Comparable.html

Gabe

On 2/17/06, Patrick Ritchie <pritchie@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I just setup the following in one of my classes, I'll let the code speak
> for itself:
>
> ["<", "<=", ">", ">=", "==", "<=>"].each do |op|
>   define_method(op) { |comparison| eval "#{self.order} #{op}
> #{comparison.order}" }
> end
>
> Ruby continues to impress me with it's ability to do so much in so few
> amazing readable lines of code.
>
> Are their any good reasons not to declare my op methods this way? Is
> their an even more efficient way to achieve the same effect?
>
> Cheers!
> Patrick
>
>