From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-04-12T01:25:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Is eval a code/design smell?

>>>>> "S" == Sean Middleditch <elanthis@awesomeplay.com> writes:

S> Hmm, odd.  Everything in Ruby is a class... so a variable is a class,
S> too, right? 
 
 ???

 Everything in ruby is an object

S> Shouldn't there be a method for the variable class to
S> retrieve its value without eval()'ing it?  I don't play much with
S> referenced variables.  ^,^

 instance variable are private variables.


Guy Decoux