From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2007-09-29T00:33:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Passing method name to method?

On 9/28/07, Arfon Smith <arfon.smith@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, sorry if this isn't phrased quite as it should be!
>
> I want to have a generic 'find' method that can check to see if an
> object's attribute is true or false.
>
> Basically I want to pass the method name (param) to the list_by_param
> method but this doesn't seem to be working (I get an undefined local
> variable or method 'param' for main:Object) error.
>
> def  list_by_param(param)
>  puts "#{object.id}" if object.param == true
> end
>
> puts objects.list_by_param(param)
>
>
I *think* what you are trying to do is

def list_by_param(param)
  puts "#{object_id}" if object.send(param) == true
end

puts objects.list_by_param(:param)

> Any idea where I'm going wrong?
>
> Thanks
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