From: matu <m@...>
Date: 2008-07-27T23:44:46+09:00
Subject: Re: "nested" methods

Stefan Buhr wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I want to do this:
> 
> @myclass.items[5] = an_item
> 
> But the items object of @myclass should have an custom setter. I have
> tried this:
> class Myclass
> def items
> def []= value
> -code-
> end
> end
> end
> 
> but this does not work. How can i do that?
> 

class MyArray < Array
  def []= index, value
    super
    p 'hi'
  end
end

class Myclass
  attr_accessor :items
end

m = Myclass.new
m.items = MyArray.new
m.items[5] = "blah"