From: Marc Rene Arns <linux@...>
Date: 2002-05-30T04:23:21+09:00
Subject: object-name = content of a variable (migration from perl)

Hi to all,

perhaps someone could help me:

I'm new to programing and ruby as well and I want to �convert� a
PERL-Script, I've recently written into ruby. In the Perl-script, I
produced in a while-loop every time a different array who's name came
from a variable counting every time higher, something like that

$i = 1;
while ($i < 10){
        @{$i} = (�several�, �changing�, �variables�);
        $i = $i+1;
        }

so that I got a set of arrays @1, @2, and so on

Now I want to do the same thing in ruby, but I found no way to do it.
Instead of arrays I think it would be better to deal with objects, so I
want something like this:

p = �name�
i = 1
while (i < 10)
        o_name = p+i
        CL_name.new(�variable�, �depending�, �parameters�) = o_name
        i += 1
end

but it doesnt work like expected. Excuse me if it is a stupid question,
but is there a way in ruby to define:
- a variable who's name cames from the value of another variable (in
PERL: ${$variable})
- an array who's name cames from the value of a variable (in PERL:
@{$variable})
- an object who's name cames from the value of a variable/ a value of an
object-parameter

I searched everywhere and I didn't find an answer yet.

Sorry for my bad english

greetings, m. rene arns