From: Stephen Duncan <stephen.duncan@...>
Date: 2007-02-20T09:56:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Strange question: Convert string to array name

I'm still pretty much a newbie, but my first thought that works is:

eval('bobo')[2]

-Stephen

On 2/19/07, kenbo <kenneth.moorman@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am coming to Ruby from LISP where I was more competent when it came
> to symbol
> manipulation :-)   I have spent some time trying to solve this problem
> and figure it's my
> general lack of deep knowledge ala Ruby that keeps me from seeing an
> "easy" solution.
>
> With that said, I apologize if this has been answered and I missed
> it.
>
> I have a string in a variable.
> foo = "bobo"
>
> I want to use foo to access an array called bobo.   I will have bobo
> defined already.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Take foo and use it to access bobo[2], for example.
>
> I thought about turning foo into a symbol, but that wasn't the way.
> And, I think there
> should be a way to ask Ruby to return an object via its string name,
> but I am
> missing the way.
>
> any advice would be appreciated.
>
>
> kenny
>
>
>


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Stephen Duncan Jr
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