Using hash for method parameters

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1

#hi,

#I have a login class

class Login

  def with(:username, :password)
    login.username.set(:username)
    login.password.set(:password)
  end
end

#now in my invocation, I would like to do something like this,

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')

#but I am ensure of my syntax

#regards

#aidy

2

aidy wrote:

#hi,

#but I am ensure of my syntax

#regards

#aidy

Are you creating your new language?

Try the following:

class Login

  def with(username, password)
    @username = username
    @password = password
  end
end

#now in my invocation, I would like to do something like this,

login = Login.new
login.with("abc", "def")
p login

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3

You could do it with

<code>
class Login
    def with(params)
       @username = params[:username]
       @password = params[:password]
    end
end

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')
login.inspect # => "#<Login:0x24090 @password=\"aidy1\", @username=\"aidy\">"
</code>

but I'd go with

<code>
class Login
    def initialize(params)
       @username = params[:username]
       @password = params[:password]
    end
end

login = Login.new(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')
login.inspect # => "#<Login:0x23d48 @password=\"aidy1\", @username=\"aidy\">"
</code>

as being simpler.

Regards, Morton

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On May 30, 2007, at 12:10 PM, aidy wrote:

#hi,

#I have a login class

class Login

  def with(:username, :password)
    login.username.set(:username)
    login.password.set(:password)
  end
end

#now in my invocation, I would like to do something like this,

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')

#but I am ensure of my syntax

4

Thanks for the post, but I am trying to explicitly name the parameters
in the call, by attempting to use symbols and a hash, to make things a
little more readable.

So, I would like my call to contain something like this:

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')

cheers

aidy

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On 30 May, 18:17, Roseanne Zhang <rosea...@javaranch.com> wrote:

Try the following:

class Login

  def with(username, password)
    @username = username
    @password = password
  end
end

login = Login.new
login.with("abc", "def")
p login

5

You could use something like:

class Login
   def with(params)
     @username = params[:username]
     @password = params[:password]
   end
end

login = Login.new
login.with({:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1'})

Haven't tested this but it gives the general idea.

Gary Thomas

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-----Original Message-----
From: aidy.lewis@googlemail.com [mailto:aidy.lewis@googlemail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 5:35 a.m.
To: ruby-talk ML
Subject: Re: using hash for method parameters

On 30 May, 18:17, Roseanne Zhang <rosea...@javaranch.com> wrote:

> Try the following:
>
> class Login
>
> def with(username, password)
> @username = username
> @password = password
> end
> end
>
>
> login = Login.new
> login.with("abc", "def")
> p login
>
Thanks for the post, but I am trying to explicitly name the parameters
in the call, by attempting to use symbols and a hash, to make things a
little more readable.

So, I would like my call to contain something like this:

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')

cheers

aidy

6

You can use something like this:

def with params = {}
  params.each do |key,value|
    m = "#{key}="
    self.send(m, value) if self.respond_to?(m)
  end
end

but you should build-in additional checks which will filter out possibly
unsafe assignments, which you would not want here.

Another thing, you may want to call it 'initialize', to be able to use:

login = Login.new :username => 'username', :password => 'pass'

BTW this is similiar to how ActiveRecord works.

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On 2007-05-31 02:35:08 +0900 (Thu, May), aidy.lewis@googlemail.com wrote:

On 30 May, 18:17, Roseanne Zhang <rosea...@javaranch.com> wrote:

> Try the following:
>
> class Login
>
> def with(username, password)
> @username = username
> @password = password
> end
> end
>
>
> login = Login.new
> login.with("abc", "def")
> p login
>
Thanks for the post, but I am trying to explicitly name the parameters
in the call, by attempting to use symbols and a hash, to make things a
little more readable.

So, I would like my call to contain something like this:

login = Login.new
login.with(:username => 'aidy', :password => 'aidy1')

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