From: Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@...32.com>
Date: 2012-02-21T05:49:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Accessing a local variable through a symbol

Darryl,

Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:35:10 PM, you wrote:

DLP> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@dos32.com> wrote:
>> Let's say I have
>>
>> � def y
>> � � a=42
>> � � x = some_kernel_function(:a) �# I'd like x to be 42
>> � end
>>
>> Is there a way to get x to be 42?

DLP> What, exactly, is it you're trying to do? What is "some_kernel_function"?

DLP> Since a in the above is a local variable, why can't you just assign it directly?

DLP> x = a

DLP> Or are you trying to do something like access the most recent value
DLP> processed or something like that?

local_variables delivers a list of symbols of the local variables.  I'm trying to access the underlying values associated with that list.