From: anne001 <anne@...>
Date: 2006-03-26T21:28:54+09:00
Subject: Re: meaning of *array

here is an example using *
http://www.devsource.com/article2/0,1895,1928562,00.asp
see the text for explanation of what it does

data = File.new(file_name)
names = data.gets.chomp.split(",")  # an array of strings

   klass.class_eval do
      attr_accessor *names

      define_method(:initialize) do |*values|
        names.each_with_index do |name,i|
          instance_variable_set("@"+name, values[i])
        end
      end
      # more...
    end