From: Morton Goldberg <m_goldberg@...>
Date: 2007-08-03T11:06:51+09:00
Subject: Re: binding - how to explain it?

On Aug 2, 2007, at 1:32 PM, dblack@rubypal.com wrote:

> Can you produce a complete working example?  I'm having trouble
> getting it not to not work....  Here's what I'm doing so far:
>
> a = 1
>
> def x
>   eval(DATA.read, binding)
> end
>
> x    # error: a undefined
>
> __END__
> puts a
>
>
> Is that analogous to what's in the original?

I'm kind of late to this party, but is it relevant that each of the  
following works?

<code>
a = 1

def x
   eval(DATA.read, TOPLEVEL_BINDING)
end

x

__END__
puts a
</code>

<code>
def x(a)
   eval(DATA.read, binding)
end

x(42)

__END__
puts a
</code>

Regards, Morton