Malleable Instance Vars

[Trans]

Are we ready for

@x = 1

a = "x"

@{a} #=> 1

T.

 

[gwtmp01]

Are we ready for

@x = 1

a = "x"

@{a} #=> 1

Not me, but how about:

container@[index]

as sugar for:

self.container@(index)

and

container@[index] = val

as sugar for:

self.container@=(index, val)

As a degenerative case you could omit the 'container':

def @[](index); end
def @[]=(index); end


Gary Wright

 

[Eric Hodel]

Are we ready for

@x = 1

a = "x"

@{a} #=> 1

PHP-style "variable variables" just lead to code that is too clever
for its own good. Using a Hash is a much more readable solution.

 

[Trans]

PHP-style "variable variables" just lead to code that is too clever
for its own good. Using a Hash is a much more readable solution.

Perhaps so. And I am presently working on such code. BUt to be honest,
I haven't found a more reasonble way to handle it. As it stands I have
to do instance_variable_get/set or eval the whoe method def.

T.