From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-10-20T20:50:08+09:00
Subject: Re: hash map during the creation of a new class instance?

On 20.10.2007 13:22, aidy.lewis@googlemail.com wrote:
> Is it possible to use a hash map during the creation of a new class
> instance?
> 
> E.g.
> 
> Test_Case_1.new(test = {:name => 'case_1'})

And what should this do?

> If so, what would the syntax be in the class initialisation method
> 
> 
> class Test_Case_1
>   def initialize(test[:name])  ?

As with every method you can this syntax for invoking methods:

irb(main):001:0> def foo(h) h end
=> nil
irb(main):002:0> foo(:name => "hello", :age => 22)
=> {:name=>"hello", :age=>22}

It depends on what you want to do how you would implement initialize here.

Kind regards

	robert