From: "Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@...>
Date: 2012-02-21T10:13:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Accessing a local variable through a symbol

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@dos32.com> wrote:
> Darryl,
>
> Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:57:53 PM, you wrote:
>
> DLP> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@dos32.com> wrote:
>>> local_variables delivers a list of symbols of the local variables.  I'm trying to access the underlying values associated with that list.
>
> DLP> def foo
> DLP>   x = 5
> DLP>   y = 9
> DLP>   z = 9
>
> DLP>   local_variables.each { |varname| puts "#{varname} evaluates to
> DLP> #{eval varname}"}
> DLP> end
>
> DLP> Try that.
>
> I get
>  in `eval': can't convert Symbol into String (TypeError)

I didn't use any symbols. Please post the exact code you're using.

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