From: x1 <caldridge@...>
Date: 2006-12-19T21:00:48+09:00
Subject: Re: DRb, Ruby & JRuby - Questions & Issues / dynamic method calls

Thank you Eric

On 12/19/06, Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> wrote:
> On Dec 18, 2006, at 19:43, x1 wrote:
>
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > # Does not work:
> >  def test(a,b,c)
> >      return @@connection.send(a).send(b).send(c)
> >  end
> >  test("getForeignListing", ["getListing", 1441], "getStreet")
> >
> > test.rb:4:in `send': ["getListing", 5053500] is not a symbol
> > (TypeError)
>
> This won't ever work.
>
> $ ri Object#send
> ------------------------------------------------------------ Object#send
>      obj.send(symbol [, args...])        => obj
>      obj.__send__(symbol [, args...])    => obj
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      Invokes the method identified by symbol, passing it any arguments
>      specified. You can use __send__ if the name send clashes with an
>      existing method in obj.
>
> You want:
>
> send(*['getListing', 5053500])
>
> --
> Eric Hodel - drbrain@segment7.net - http://blog.segment7.net
>
> I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!
>
>
>