From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-08-03T03:42:34+09:00
Subject: Re: #send in 1.9

On 8/2/07, Pit Capitain <pit.capitain@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2007/8/2, dblack@rubypal.com <dblack@rubypal.com>:
> > In fact, the problem for me is that the names don't tell you what's
> > happening; you just have to know.  For that reason, I would like to
> > see simply send/send!  (and __send/__send!).  But I think I lost that
> > argument a long time ago.
>
> FWIW, I also think these would be the most Rubyish names. Please,
> Matz, reconsider David's proposal!
>
> ---
>
> To Tom and others using #send to call private methods: if the method
> name is known, then you should immediately change
>
>   obj.send("method", *args)
>
> to
>
>   obj.instance_eval { method(*args) }

In that case you should change even if the method name is unknown

  obj.instance_eval { send( method, *args) }

Thx for the tip however.
>
Robert

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