From: andrew <noname@...>
Date: 2007-03-18T16:55:07+09:00
Subject: Re: accessing methods from the blocks caller

Taking a better look at my pickaxe book, it seems as though this is simply a 
scoping issue that doesn't really have a solution.  I have a workaround, but 
was curious to know if there was a "proper" way to accomplish what I was 
looking for.

Thanks,
Andrew

"andrew" <noname@noname.com> wrote in message 
news:w44Lh.32606$zU1.24952@pd7urf1no...
> Hello,
>
> Sorry if this has been asked many times before, but I'm having a hard time 
> finding the right keywords to search for this one.
>
> Here's my question... if I have a method that accepts a block and I want 
> to call a method of the class I'm in, in that block, how do I do it?  See 
> the comment below in the example.  Should make that sentence a bit 
> clearer. :)
>
> class Test
>    def method1
>    end
>
>    def method2
>        accept_block do # accept_block is not part of the Test class
>            ...
>            method1    # I want to call method1 from the class I'm in, but 
> I'm getting undefined method for method1
>            ...
>        end
>    end
> end
>
> I understand why I would be getting this error, but I don't know how to 
> fix it.  Is there a way to access the caller in the block in order to 
> access the method of it?  Kernel.caller is the closest I found, but it's 
> not what I want.
>
> I hope this makes some sense.  The example is a bit contrived, but 
> hopefully I get the point across.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>