Class eval does not work with self

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I am experimenting with a test class to figure out why self.class_eval
does not seem to work. Please see code below:

class Xclass
         def add_method(meth, work)
          self.class_eval %Q{
                 def #{meth}
                         #{work}
                 end
                 }
         end
end

This throws an error when I call the class like so:

x = Xclass.new
x.add_method("add", "puts \"Hello World\"")

Error:
rb:3:in `add_method': undefined method `class_eval' for #
(NoMethodError)
  from test_dyn.rb:15:in `'

The fix has been to change self.class_eval to Xclass.class_eval.
Anyone know why this is the case. Shouldn't self work.

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2

No, self is not Xclass inside of add_method. It's the instance of Xclass. If
you made add_method a class method (def self.add_method...), then it should
work as written.

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Andy Frank <ridingwithrails@gmail.com>wrote:

I am experimenting with a test class to figure out why self.class_eval
does not seem to work. Please see code below:

class Xclass
        def add_method(meth, work)
         self.class_eval %Q{
                def #{meth}
                        #{work}
                end
                }
        end
end

This throws an error when I call the class like so:

x = Xclass.new
x.add_method("add", "puts \"Hello World\"")

Error:
rb:3:in `add_method': undefined method `class_eval' for #
(NoMethodError)
from test_dyn.rb:15:in `'

The fix has been to change self.class_eval to Xclass.class_eval.
Anyone know why this is the case. Shouldn't self work.

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3

You can also use self.class.class_eval:

irb(main):001:0> class Xclass
irb(main):002:1> def add_method(meth,work)
irb(main):003:2> self.class.class_eval %Q{
irb(main):004:2" def #{meth}
irb(main):005:2" #{work}
irb(main):006:2" end
irb(main):007:2" }
irb(main):008:2> end
irb(main):009:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):010:0> x = Xclass.new
=> #<Xclass:0xb74f77b8>
irb(main):011:0> x.add_method("add", 'puts "hello world"')
=> nil
irb(main):012:0> x.add
hello world

Jesus.

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Andy Frank <ridingwithrails@gmail.com> wrote:

I am experimenting with a test class to figure out why self.class_eval
does not seem to work. Please see code below:

class Xclass
def add_method(meth, work)
self.class_eval %Q{
def #{meth}
#{work}
end
}
end
end

This throws an error when I call the class like so:

x = Xclass.new
x.add_method("add", "puts \"Hello World\"")

Error:
rb:3:in `add_method': undefined method `class_eval' for #
(NoMethodError)
from test_dyn.rb:15:in `'

The fix has been to change self.class_eval to Xclass.class_eval.
Anyone know why this is the case. Shouldn't self work.

4

Or you can just use eval instead of class_eval in this case:

irb(main):001:0> class Xclass
irb(main):002:1> def add_method(meth, work)
irb(main):003:2> eval %Q{
irb(main):004:2" def #{meth}
irb(main):005:2" #{work}
irb(main):006:2" end
irb(main):007:2" }
irb(main):008:2> end
irb(main):009:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):010:0> x = Xclass.new
=> #<Xclass:0x7ff80244>
irb(main):011:0> x.add_method("add", 'puts "hello world"')
=> nil
irb(main):012:0> x.add
hello world

-Jeremy

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On 10/25/2010 10:05 AM, Jesús Gabriel y Galán wrote:

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Andy Frank <ridingwithrails@gmail.com> wrote:

I am experimenting with a test class to figure out why self.class_eval
does not seem to work. Please see code below:

class Xclass
        def add_method(meth, work)
         self.class_eval %Q{
                def #{meth}
                        #{work}
                end
                }
        end
end

This throws an error when I call the class like so:

x = Xclass.new
x.add_method("add", "puts \"Hello World\"")

Error:
rb:3:in `add_method': undefined method `class_eval' for #
(NoMethodError)
from test_dyn.rb:15:in `'

The fix has been to change self.class_eval to Xclass.class_eval.
Anyone know why this is the case. Shouldn't self work.

You can also use self.class.class_eval:

irb(main):001:0> class Xclass
irb(main):002:1> def add_method(meth,work)
irb(main):003:2> self.class.class_eval %Q{
irb(main):004:2" def #{meth}
irb(main):005:2" #{work}
irb(main):006:2" end
irb(main):007:2" }
irb(main):008:2> end
irb(main):009:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):010:0> x = Xclass.new
=> #<Xclass:0xb74f77b8>
irb(main):011:0> x.add_method("add", 'puts "hello world"')
=> nil
irb(main):012:0> x.add
hello world