From: matt@... (matt neuburg)
Date: 2006-10-28T02:35:20+09:00
Subject: can there be a "with" construction?

Some languages have a "with" construction, where undefined methods are
routed to a designated object. Here's an example from UserTalk:

with system.startup {
   string(license)
}

UserTalk knows what "string" is, but when it can't find "license" it
reinterprets it as system.startup.license, which works. In UserTalk, you
can even chain these tests:

with system.temp, system.startup {
   string(license)
}

That means we try system.temp.license and if that doesn't exist we
proceed to system.startup.license.

So my question is: is Ruby amenable to this kind of construction? Is
there a way to bend the language to that it acts like this? Thx - m.

-- 
matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/
Tiger - http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-customizing.html
AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119
Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com