From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-12-07T00:55:39+09:00
Subject: Re: define_method with instance assignment to proc

>>>>> "T" == T Onoma <transami@runbox.com> writes:

T>         define_method(name) { |x| instance_eval("@#{name}") = cast.call(x) }

svg% cat b.rb
#!/usr/bin/ruby
class Module
   def cast_writer(name, cast)
      if cast.kind_of?(Proc) or cast.kind_of?(Method)
         define_method(name) do |x|
            instance_variable_set("@" + name.to_s, cast.call(x))
         end
      end
   end
end

a = Object.new
Object.cast_writer(:b, Proc.new {|x| 2 * x})
a.b(12)
p a
svg%
 
svg% b.rb
#<Object:0x40099d54 @b=24>
svg% 


Guy Decoux