From: Nanyang Zhan <sxain@...>
Date: 2007-05-06T17:36:17+09:00
Subject: how to define a method template

Forgive me for the nonstandard words. I will describe my problem in
details:
I am doing a rails app, and met a ruby problem.
Inside a model class, I will need to write these codes for "apple"
def apple_attr
 apples.collect {|o| o.name}.join(" ")
end

def apple_attr=(str)
 @apple = str
end

def save_apple
 #lots of codes
end

then banana, cat, dog.. each will have a copy of above codes. They are
the same, except replacing the word "apple" with "banana", "cat",
"dog"....

I know there is a way to put these code in to a module, then mixin the
module with current class, after that, you just need to call a method
(like setup_methods(:apple); setup_methods(:dog)...), instead of typing
the repeated code.

Would any one tell me how to do it?

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.