From: "R.Seymour" <switch@...>
Date: 2002-04-20T05:49:57+09:00
Subject: Re: String to method name

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:31:32 -0400, Lyle Johnson wrote:

>     badGuyType = "mutantMonkey"
>     badGuyShow = "powerPuffGirls"
>     badGuy = "Mojo Jojo"
> 
>     SenslessNames = {}
>     SenslessNames[badGuyType] = { badGuyShow => badGuy }
> 
>     puts SenslessNames["mutantMonkey"]["powerPuffGirls"]    # prints
>     "Mojo
> Jojo"
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Lyle

Thanks a lot... it does help, a little.  The problem is, I am trying to
feed this stuff into (at the moment) a global variable in a block, like
this:

FILE.each_line do |line|
  (badGuyType,badGuyShow,badGuy) = line.scan(/^(\S+)\s(\S+)\s(.*)$/).flatten
  $senslessNames[badGuyType] = {badGuyShow => badGuy}
end

where the file looks like lines of this: 

mutantMonkey powerPuffGirls Mojo Jojo 
mutantMonkey planetOfTheApes Ape Number 3 
evilCat powerPuffGirls kitty
evilCat planetOfTheApes Ninja Kat 5000

etc.

Now, the problem is, I can print out Ninja Kat 5000 and Ape Number 3 at
will after the block is done with, but I can't get either of the
powerPuffGirls show villians unless I put them below the planetOfTheApes
lines (in there respective spots)  (btw my decision to put this all in
abstract tv show stuff is getting beyond annoying at this point, I
apologize).

So, now that I've written all of this, it is starkly obvious what is
going on (trying to dump off all the thinking processes on this newsgroup
is not good for my mind.) senselessNames[mutantMonkey] can only hold one
object, as can senselesNames[evilCat].

I need to do the look ups with the first two keys... so, I must say I'm
still stuck.  Still learning, but still stuck.

Thanks,
Rich