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Re: Generating Functions in Ruby

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Andreas Lundgren wrote in post #1000535:
> First params does not contain a simple string;
> please note the escaped string characters in the code
> that generates params. Kind of strings within strings

Yes, I noted that--see comment 6).  What I failed to recognize was that
the line:

  params = #{params}

was part of a multiline string.



> "1) Strings are mutable in ruby, so get rid of all those +'s." - I'm
> not sure that I understand this but it sounds interesting, what does
> it mean?
>

Every quoting mechanism creates a string and every + creates a new
combined string.  So it's more efficient to use string interpolation:

i = 2
params = 'x1.to_s'
params = "#{params}, x#{i}.to_s"
p params

--output:--
"x1.to_s, x2.to_s"


In ruby not only can you push elements onto an array with the << method,
you can also push a string onto another string with the << method--which
alters the first string:


i = 2
params = 'x1.to_s'
params = "#{params}, x#{i}.to_s"

puts params
puts params.object_id

params << ', x3.to_s'

puts params
puts params.object_id

--output:--
x1.to_s, x2.to_s
77684510
x1.to_s, x2.to_s, x3.to_s
77684510

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Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-18 06:44 -0700
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Steve Klabnik <steve@steveklabnik.com> - 2011-05-18 09:34 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-18 09:54 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-18 14:44 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-18 20:55 -0500
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-19 08:31 +0200
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-19 13:00 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-20 01:28 -0500
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 05:54 -0700
              Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 16:25 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Thomas Preymesser <thopre@gmail.com> - 2011-05-19 04:35 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> - 2011-05-19 10:06 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 16:09 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 20:51 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 21:07 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:10 -0700
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:24 -0700
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> - 2011-05-24 03:12 -0500
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-24 03:39 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 06:46 -0700
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:20 -0500
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 17:27 -0500
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 17:53 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-25 03:59 -0700
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-25 12:26 -0500
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-25 17:12 -0500
              Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-27 04:48 -0700
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 16:54 -0500

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