Frederick Cheung wrote: > On Feb 25, 6:28�pm, Paul PH <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: >> hi again, all. >> I have the following plugin included in my active record model. >> What i'd like to do, is define a method inside class_eval which returns >> the options has that was passed into it via the acts_as_item :foo=>:bar >> in my model. >> >> What i'm finding odd is that the self.foo method can access the config >> hash when printing it, but not when i try to return it. >> > Two very different things are happening: with the puts config is being > resolved just before class_eval is called: the string is interpolated > and the result passed to class_eval. > The return statement on the other hand is evaluated much later - when > the foo method is actually called. config is no longer in scope and so > you get an error. > > Fred
Ah, I see - thanks Fred. I understand the variable is resolved earlier to do the string interpolation. I do find it odd that it is put into scope for that, but not for returning it. Thanks, again. Paul. -- 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-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
