I have a variable and I want to call a method with the name of the variable example: method_variable = "sum" def sum .... end How can i do that? thank... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Daniel Prez wrote:> I have a variable and I want to call a method with the name of the > variable > example: > method_variable = "sum" > > def sum > .... > end > > How can i do that? > > thank...self.send(method_variable) Alan -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
use the Object.send instance method
class Klass
def sum(a, b)
a + b
end
end
k = Klass.new
m = "sum"
k.send m.to_sym, 1, 2
=> 3
Chris
On 1/19/07, Daniel Pérez
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> I have a variable and I want to call a method with the name of the
> variable
> example:
> method_variable = "sum"
>
> def sum
> ....
> end
>
> How can i do that?
>
> thank...
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> >
>
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