From: John Wilger <johnwilger@...>
Date: 2006-10-28T07:06:46+09:00
Subject: Re: can there be a "with" construction?

On 10/27/06, John Wilger <johnwilger@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/27/06, matt neuburg <matt@tidbits.com> wrote:
> > 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)
> > }
...
> Off the top of my head, you could do:
...
> There's definitely some nastiness there with the global variable, and
> I'm sure someone is going to point out where this completely falls
> apart within minutes of me posting it -- but it works for simple
> cases, at least.

OK, it was bothering me enough that I went ahead and fleshed out a
better solution (complete with tests!) --
http://johnwilger.com/articles/2006/10/27/adding-with-to-ruby

-- 
Regards,
John Wilger
http://johnwilger.com

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