From: jjenning@... (jared l. jennings)
Date: 2001-07-20T04:49:47+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:18147] Re: instance variables

slightly more klugey, but it works:

# -----

class Cat
    def initialize
        @says = "meow"
    end

    def says
        @says
    end

    def set(var, val)
        send(var+"=", val)
    end

    private 
    def says= what
        @says = what
    end
    
end

f = Cat.new
f.set("says", "arf")
begin
    f.says= "poit"
rescue
    puts "Private method invocation caught!"
end

puts f.says


# ----

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