From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2009-01-21T09:49:04+09:00
Subject: Re: efficient access of instance variables

Tom Cloyd wrote:
> I'm having my first extended day working with classes - trying to 
> convert some functioning methods in my current project to classes.
>
> I'm looking for a way to call a class instance and get back a couple 
> of its instance variables with an efficiency equivalent to this method 
> call:
>
> @log, @logging_now = manage_log( 'open' ) # the method returns both vars
>
> So, I seem to have write all this -
>
> manlog = ManageLog.new
> manlog.open
> log, logging_now = manlog.log, manlog.logging_now
>
> Before I resign myself, I want to ask if I'm missing something here. 
> Is there a way I can do any of this more tersely?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Tom
>
Scratch this call for help. I getting it figure out. ~t.

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