From: Adam Bozanich <adam.boz@...>
Date: 2007-06-25T11:09:19+09:00
Subject: Re: variables to call methods in ruby...

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On 6/24/07, dblack@wobblini.net <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
>
> Hi --
>
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Adam Bozanich wrote:
>
> > I see your point, it just seems like using __send__ breaks
> encapsulation.
> > If a class is re-defining send for some reason, the user probably
> shouldn't
> > have to know/care about it.
>
> It's really more for cases where 'send' is used for something totally
> different:
>
>    class Message
>      def send
>        Net::SMTP.open ....
>        ...
>      end
>    end
>
> If someone wants to send (in the original sense) a message (in the
> original sense :-) to a Message object, they'll end up calling the new
> send.


Doh! Good call.  Time to kick my double underscore aversion ;)

-Adam

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