From: "krusty.ar@..." <krusty.ar@...>
Date: 2008-06-20T23:38:34+09:00
Subject: Re: create dynamic variable

On Jun 20, 3:23 am, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 20.06.2008 00:51, nico Itkin wrote:
>
> > is it possible in ruby to create dynamic variables like in php by doing
> > $b=$$a ??
>
> > i'd like to infer an instance variable from a layout view, in order to
> > set up dynamically a precise  id to my html object (so i need the name
> > of the current objetc + its id)
>
> This is usually an indication that you rather want a Hash.
>

This was the way I dicovered arrays back when I was 11 years old. I
kept trying to concatenate a number with a fix variable name in some
version of basic.

Lucas.