From: John <nojgoalbyspam@...>
Date: 2002-07-14T16:01:27+09:00
Subject: Re: instance_eval

"Avi Bryant" <avi@beta4.com> wrote in message
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> "John" <nojgoalbyspam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<_x2Y8.11504$Kx3.8405@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
>
> > I tried the following after searching some previous posts:
> >
> > def create (&block)
> >     str = "def hello (*args) block.call end"
> >     self.instance_eval (str)
> > end
> >
> > But to be honest I don't really know what I am doing there.
>
> I think you're looking for this:
>
> def create (&block)
>     self.class.define_method(:hello){block.call}
> end
>

Is this a 1.7 feature?  Is it going to be in 1.8?

Thanks
John.