Syntax suggestion

(I posted this before on the google-group rather than the usenet
group, but it seems not to have shown up. I don't know why. If this is
a duplicate for anyone, my apologies)

def initialize(foo,bar,bat)
  @foo,@bar,@bat = foo,bar,bat
end

Seems clumsy and not at all DRY.

What would seem the obvious approach to me would be this:

def initialize(@foo,@bar,@bat)
end

Is there a reason it's not done that way?

jbc wrote:

(I posted this before on the google-group rather than the usenet
group, but it seems not to have shown up. I don't know why. If this is
a duplicate for anyone, my apologies)

def initialize(foo,bar,bat)
  @foo,@bar,@bat = foo,bar,bat
end

Seems clumsy and not at all DRY.

What would seem the obvious approach to me would be this:

def initialize(@foo,@bar,@bat)
end

Is there a reason it's not done that way?

This has been discussed on ruby-talk, but it might have been a few years ago.

You can do this:

class Foo
   define_method :initialize do |@x,@y,@z| end
end

p Foo.new(1,2,3) # ==> #<Foo:0xb7cce1e4 @x=1, @z=3, @y=2>

You might want to verify that this construct is allowed in 1.9 before using it heavily. ISTR it is deprecated.

If a method has more than two positional arguments, I tend to look for alternatives. YMMV of course.

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See the other replies for explanations. I want to show an alternative:

Foo = Struct.new :foo, :bar, :bat

f=Foo.new 1,2,3

You'll also get comparison logic and hashing for free. And you can even define methods on the class directly like this:

Foo = Struct.new :foo, :bar, :bat do
   def size
      foo + bar + bat
   end
end

I use that pretty often because it saves even more typing than just the initialize code. :slight_smile:

Kind regards

  robert

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On 07.06.2007 07:42, jbc wrote:

(I posted this before on the google-group rather than the usenet
group, but it seems not to have shown up. I don't know why. If this is
a duplicate for anyone, my apologies)

def initialize(foo,bar,bat)
  @foo,@bar,@bat = foo,bar,bat
end

Seems clumsy and not at all DRY.

What would seem the obvious approach to me would be this:

def initialize(@foo,@bar,@bat)
end

Is there a reason it's not done that way?

Hi --

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On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Joel VanderWerf wrote:

jbc wrote:

(I posted this before on the google-group rather than the usenet
group, but it seems not to have shown up. I don't know why. If this is
a duplicate for anyone, my apologies)

def initialize(foo,bar,bat)
  @foo,@bar,@bat = foo,bar,bat
end

Seems clumsy and not at all DRY.

What would seem the obvious approach to me would be this:

def initialize(@foo,@bar,@bat)
end

Is there a reason it's not done that way?

This has been discussed on ruby-talk, but it might have been a few years ago.

It's also a rejected RCR:
http://oldrcrs.rubypal.com/rejected.html#rcr3

David

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Can someone confirm or deny that this is deprecated in 1.9?

Not just the specific case above, but the general functionality that
block parameters can be instance variables, setting the instance
variable as a side-effect of just invoking the block. For example:

  p @a
  #=> nil

  3.times{ |@a| }

  p @a
  #=> 2

  p VERSION
  #=> "1.8.5"

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On Jun 7, 12:29 am, Joel VanderWerf <v...@path.berkeley.edu> wrote:

class Foo
   define_method :initialize do |@x,@y,@z| end
end

p Foo.new(1,2,3) # ==> #<Foo:0xb7cce1e4 @x=1, @z=3, @y=2>

You might want to verify that this construct is allowed in 1.9 before
using it heavily. ISTR it is deprecated.

<snip>

Can someone confirm or deny that this is deprecated in 1.9?

I remember Matz saying some times ago that it is deprecated. I did not
post this before b/c I just cannot come up with a URL :frowning:

But I remember distinctively as I really liked the syntax :((

Robert

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On 6/7/07, Phrogz <gavin@refinery.com> wrote:
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But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?
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Phrogz wrote:

class Foo
   define_method :initialize do |@x,@y,@z| end
end

p Foo.new(1,2,3) # ==> #<Foo:0xb7cce1e4 @x=1, @z=3, @y=2>

You might want to verify that this construct is allowed in 1.9 before
using it heavily. ISTR it is deprecated.

Can someone confirm or deny that this is deprecated in 1.9?

yep, deprecated:

$ ruby1.9 -e '
class Foo
   define_method(:initialize) do |@x,@y,@z| end
end'
formal argument cannot be an instance variable
   define_method(:initialize) do |@x,@y,@z| end

Daniel

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On Jun 7, 12:29 am, Joel VanderWerf <v...@path.berkeley.edu> wrote: