From: Rich Kilmer <rich@...>
Date: 2001-10-27T05:02:55+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23511] RE:  How to use methID in method_missing

   def method_missing(methID, *args)
     # forward to wrapped obj
     @obj.send(methID, *args) #this should work
   end

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morris, Chris [mailto:chris.morris@snelling.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:55 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: [ruby-talk:23510] How to use methID in method_missing
> 
> 
> The pickaxe method_missing translates methId to a string and uses it as a
> parameter to another call. What if I want to pass the method call to a
> wrapped object? This doesn't work:
> 
>   def method_missing(methID, *args)
>     # forward to wrapped obj
>     @obj.methID(*args)
>   end
> 
> ... eval works (assuming I typed from memory correctly):
> 
>   def method_missing(methID, *args)
>     # forward to wrapped obj
>     eval "@obj.#{methID.id2name}(#{*args})"
>   end
> 
> ... is there a non-eval way to do it?
> 
> Chris