From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2007-01-17T23:16:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Passing math method to another method?

On Jan 17, 2007, at 8:10 AM, Neutek wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out how to pass methods such as:
> +, -, **, ^
> to a method and evaluate.
>
> For example,
>
> def test(a, b, to_do)
>    return a.send(to_do(b))
> end
>
>
> puts test(1, 2, "+") #should return 3
> puts test(3, 3, "^") #should return 0
> puts test(3, 3, "**") #should return 27
>
> any help would be appreciated.

 >> def test(a, b, meth)
 >>   a.send(meth, b)
 >> end
=> nil
 >> test(1, 2, :+)
=> 3
 >> test(3, 3, :^)
=> 0
 >> test(3, 3, :**)
=> 27

Hope that helps.

James Edward Gray II