From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-07-23T10:55:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Set an instance variable before and after initialize


Martin Jansson wrote:
> If possible, I would like to set a instance variable in an object before
> and after its initialize method is executed.
>
> I've been looking at Class#new but it doesn't seem to have access to a
> reference to the object in creation.

class Klass
  def self.new( *args, &blk )
    o = allocate
    o.instance_variable_set( "@foo", "anything")
    o.initialize( *args, &blk )
    o.instance_variable_set( "@bar", "anything")
    o
  end

You could also you #instance_eval { @foo = "anything }

T.