From: Lars <larsch@...>
Date: 2008-01-04T21:04:58+09:00
Subject: Re: With statement

On Jan 4, 11:51 am, ole __ <oliver.saund...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure ruby doesn't have a with statement.  Is it possible to
> emulate one?

Yes:

module Kernel
  def with(obj, &b)
    obj.instance_eval(&b)
  end
end

Usage:

class Foo
  def dostuff
    puts "doing stuff in Foo"
  end
end

foo = Foo.new

with foo do
  dostuff
end

Rgds,
Lars