From: MikkelFJ <mikkelfj-anti-spam@...>
Date: 2003-05-20T00:55:59+09:00
Subject: Re: An Object Going Out Of Scope


"MikkelFJ" <mikkelfj-anti-spam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:3ec7e99c$0$83055$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk...

> { auto(:foo, :cleanup); foo = foo.new } # calling foo.cleanup on scope
exit

Thinking about it... isn't this what ensure does?

begin
 foo.new
ensure
  foo.cleanup
end


or from PickAxe

f = File.open("testfile")
begin
  # .. process
rescue
  # .. handle error
else
  puts "Congratulations-- no errors!"
ensure
  f.close unless f.nil?
end




Mikkel