From: Bryan Richardson <btricha@...>
Date: 2008-01-09T07:25:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Using string variable to call a method

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Along these same lines, is it possible to do a require and include
dynamically, getting the name of the file to require and module to include
from a string?

On Jan 7, 2008 5:25 PM, Daniel Finnie <danfinnie@optonline.net> wrote:

> In general, the send method is preferred over evalling a string when
> possible.
>
> In addition to send "say_#{str}", you can do method("say_#{str}".to_sym)
> .call.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On 1/7/08, Thomas Wieczorek <wieczo.yo@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You can use: eval, instance_eval, class_eval, module_eval oder send
> > The different evals are described here:
> > http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/192513
> > (click on the "N" to read the next message in the thread)
> > send is as far as I understand it, used to send messages to objects.
> > Keep in mind that method calls are messages send to objects.
> >
> >
>

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