From: Magicloud Magiclouds <magicloud.magiclouds@...>
Date: 2007-07-17T16:31:09+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the fastest way to convert a object?

Robert Klemme wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
I am using DRb, and I have many data models need to be generated on 
server and sent to client. So I think a smaller object would be better. 
Right?