From: Phrogz <phrogz@...>
Date: 2007-10-31T23:00:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Create a method with name, containing illegal characters

On Oct 31, 7:34 am, kylichuku <Kirill.Isha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to create a method with name, that contains '-' character. Is
> it possible, and if the answer is "yes", how can I do it?

lim2:~ phrogz$ irb
irb(main):001:0> class Foo
irb(main):002:1>   define_method("a-b") do
irb(main):003:2*     puts "What a strange need!"
irb(main):004:2>   end
irb(main):005:1> end
=> #<Proc:0x00354328@(irb):2>

irb(main):006:0> f = Foo.new
=> #<Foo:0x34f454>

irb(main):007:0> f.a-b
NoMethodError: undefined method `a' for #<Foo:0x34f454>
	from (irb):7
	from :0

irb(main):008:0> f.send( "a-b" )
What a strange need!