From: Dmitri Colebatch <dim@...>
Date: 2003-02-07T12:56:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Private lvalue methods unusable?

> In message "Private lvalue methods unusable?"
>     on 03/02/07, Steven Smolinski <steven.smolinski@sympatico.ca> writes:
>
> |How do I call a private lvalue method?
>
> No way, except using "send", e.g.
>
>   self.send(:dollars=, 100)
>
> matz.

I'm assuming there's some good reason for this that isn't apparent to (at
least) me.  Would someone care to enlighten me out of interest?

cheers
dim