From: Dhruva Sagar <dhruva.sagar@...>
Date: 2010-10-18T01:22:09+09:00
Subject: Re: simple question: pointer equivalent in ruby

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Well generally for such situations you create setters, the example you gave
includes only a getter.

def method=(val)
  @value = val
end

that will then allow you to do method = 3 & that will in turn set @value to
3.

Although I don't see what exactly you wanted to know or what you're example
had to do with pointers...

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Thanks & Regards,
Dhruva Sagar.



On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 21:29, Shea Barton <shea@sysach.com> wrote:

> learned ruby a few months ago - is there a pointer equivalent in ruby
> for setting the variable referenced by the return value of a function,
> rather than just getting it?
>
> like something that would allow you to do this.
>
> def method
> @value
> end
>
> @value = 5
> method = 3
> @value (should be 3)
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