From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2012-10-24T23:16:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Calling a method foo() or an object foo.method_call_here - both

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Robert Klemme
<shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Marc Heiler <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>> Your example unfortunately requires the leading name
>> of the object. This is not what I want, because it
>> would require additional typing effort.
>
> But you cannot use "foo" to denote the object and invoke the method at
> the same time.  This is simply not possible.
>
> How about defining a function class:
>
> class Function
>   attr_accessor :default
>
>   def call(x = default, *rest)
>     printf "x=%p rest=%p\n", x, rest
>   end
> end

Sorry, this line belongs here:
f = Function.new

> # or even
>
> f = Class.new do
>   attr_accessor :default
>
>   def call(x=default, *rest)
>     printf "x=%p rest=%p\n", x, rest
>   end
> end.new
>
> f.call
> f.default = 123
> f.call

Kind regards

robert

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