From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-07-17T16:08:26+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the fastest way to convert a object?

2007/7/17, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com>:
>
> On Jul 16, 2007, at 22:56 , Magicloud Magiclouds wrote:
>
> > Class Test
> >  def methodA
> >    puts(@var1)
> >  end
> >  def initialize
> >    @var1 = 0
> >  end
> > end
> >
> > obj = Object.new
> > obj.instance_variable_set(:@var1, 2)
> >
> >
> > # Now I want obj to be Test's instance, so I can
> > obj.methodA
> > # How to do this quickly?
>
> You don't. Ruby is strongly typed, which means that things don't just
> "morph" into other types of things automatically or manually.
> Specifically, you can't (without voodoo) set an instance's class.

Adding to that: MM, what problem are you trying to solve?

robert