From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-02-13T01:34:58+09:00
Subject: Re: evaluate and print an expression


"Piergiuliano Bossi" <p_bossi_AGAINST_SPAM@tiscali.it> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news:c0g6qb$hba$1@lacerta.tiscalinet.it...
> Bermejo, Rodrigo wrote:
> >
> >
> > Piergiuliano Bossi wrote:
> >
> >> Bermejo, Rodrigo wrote:
> >>
> >> I think that the answer in ruby is: no, it's not possible.
> >> But I may be wrong.
> >>
> >> Ciao, Giuliano
> >
> >
> > take a look at irb/xmp - print exemple.
> >
> > <-------------
> > require 'irb/xmp'
> >
> > xmp <<END
> > 1+2==3
> > END
> > ------------->
> > 1+2==3    ==>true
>
> Neat!
>
> But it is still working on strings, doesn't it?

Yes, it does.  It's basically the same as

eval <<END
1+2==3
END

Regards

    robert