From: Tom Metge <tom@...>
Date: 2007-09-06T01:41:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Method switching

I'm not sure I entirely understand what you are driving at... But if I do,
you have a couple of options.  The first is to use case/when.  The second is
to use metaprogramming, something Ruby lends itself to.  I'm no master of
that voodoo, but I'm sure someone else can chime in who is more familiar :)
If you could give a clearer example of what you need, it might be easier,
too.

tom


On 9/5/07 10:23 AM, "Lee Jarvis" <jarvo88@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok this probably won't make any send at all, but lets say i have
> something like this:
> 
> def send(a)
>      puts "#{a}\n"
> end
> 
> def colorsend(a)
>      puts "#{colorize(a)}\n"
> end
> 
> def something
>      send "hello"
> end
> 
> 
> 
> Ok lets say i have 50+ methods like the something method, that relate to
> the send method, i want to be able to have 1 switch to change the method
> without changing every method that uses send(message)
> for example i could use
> 
> if @color = 1
>      colorsend(msg)
> else
>      send(msg)
> end
> 
> but that means i would have to add that to *every* method.. if anyone at
> all out there understands what i mean it would be very helpful
> 
> thanks in advance..