From: "aidy.lewis@..." <aidy.lewis@...>
Date: 2007-10-20T21:15:05+09:00
Subject: Re: hash map during the creation of a new class instance?

Hi Robert

On 20 Oct, 04:46, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 20.10.2007 13:22, aidy.le...@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?

I was thiking of passing meaningful data into a test case class I have

class Test_Case_1
  def initialize() #not sure as yet as to what to enter here

    log.detail_test_case(test[:name],  .....])

I dont want to hard code the data into the class, and was thinking of
passing test data during initialisation. I could then initialise the
class x number of times with different test data.



>
>
> > 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}

So, I can put a placeholder in this method

def initialize(x)
>
>
> It depends on what you want to do how you would implement initialize here.
>
  My aim is put put test data somewhere meaningful, but for the tests
to be easily read.

  log.detail_test_case(test[:name], test[:description])
  browser.goto(test[:url])

> Kind regards
>
>
>         robert
>
>
  Your advice is highly appreciated.

aidy