From: Ken Mitchell <kmitchell@...>
Date: 2007-04-06T07:35:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Run some method based on some condition

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Yes that does exactly what I wanted.

['a','b','c'].do {|x|  ob.send(x)}

On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 07:30 +0900, Jeremy McAnally wrote:

> Something like this would work:
> 
> irb(main):008:0> x = ['chop!', 'chop!', 'chop!']
> => ["chop!", "chop!", "chop!"]
> irb(main):009:0> y = "This is a string!!!"
> => "This is a string!!!"
> irb(main):010:0> x.each {|method| y.send(method)}
> => ["chop!", "chop!", "chop!"]
> irb(main):011:0> y
> => "This is a string"
> 
> The send method allows you to do what you're asking. :)
> 
> --Jeremy
> 
> On 4/5/07, Ken Mitchell <kmitchell@farmerswireless.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Say I wanted to run a method based on a condition like so:
> >
> >  class Klass
> >    def initialize
> >      a = '1st'
> >      b = '2nd'
> >      c = '3rd'
> >    end
> >
> >    def a
> >        a
> >    end
> >
> >    def b
> >      b
> >    end
> >
> >    def c
> >      c
> >    end
> >  end
> >
> >  ob = Klass.new
> >  ['a','b','c'].do {|x|  ob. **here I would want to get at #a and #b and #c**
> >
> >  or maybe better explained like this
> >
> >  var = 'a'
> >
> >  puts ob.** ???? **
> >
> >  Or if you know perl
> >  $foo = {bar => "baz"};
> >  $baz = "bar";
> >
> >  puts $foo->{$baz};
> >
> >  ---> baz
> >
> >  Sorry to be so confusing.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >
> >  Ken Mitchell
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