From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-12-31T21:12:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Little Things

Hi --

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006, Rob Sanheim wrote:

> On 12/31/06, Devin Mullins <twifkak@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Trans wrote:
>> > Hmm... Are you perhpas indirectly suggesting:
>> >
>> >   send(:meth)  # private
>> >   self.send(:meth)  # public
>> >
>> > ?
>> 
>> Yikes, a method that behaves differently depending on how it's called?
>> What about method(:send).call vs self.method(:send).call?
>> 
>> Meprefers send_priv or something.
>> 
>> Devin
>
> What about:
>
> obj.send(:foo) # will call only public
> obj.send!(:foo) # will bypass private/protected, like the current send.
>
> reads better then funcall to me, at least.

Me too -- that was what I suggested long ago :-)  Matz didn't feel it
corresponded to his concept of a ! (dangerous) method.


David

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