From: Tuan Bui <tuanbui@...>
Date: 2003-07-15T05:32:39+09:00
Subject: Re: help - calling methods in a hash with parameters

In case anyone wants to know of a solution, Lyle was kind enough to 
email me one:

Lyle Johnson wrote:

 > Tuan Bui wrote:
 >
 >> If I want to create a hash table with the values containing methods 
to call, how do i call these methods if they need parameters?
 >
 >
 > Here's one alternative:
 >
 >     myhash = { 'foo' => method('methodone'),
 >                'bar' => method('methodtwo') }
 >
 >     myhash["foo"].call
 >     myhash["bar"].call "hi, i am method two"
 >
 > The method() method returns a reference to a Method object for the 
named method (could I use the word "method" a few more times in that 
sentence?) And call() is an instance method for Method objects.
 >
 > Hope this helps,
 >
 > Lyle