binding_of_caller¶ ↑

Summary¶ ↑

Obtain a caller’s binding in MRI Ruby 1.9.3+.

Synopsis¶ ↑

def f
  x = 33
  g
end

def g
  BindingOfCaller.binding_of_caller do |bind|
    eval("x", bind)
  end
end

p f  # => 33

Description¶ ↑

Obtain a caller’s binding in MRI Ruby 1.9.3 or higher through the use of a continuation.

Restrictions¶ ↑

(1) Statements cannot appear after the binding_of_caller block.

def f
  x = 33
  g
end

def g
  BindingOfCaller.binding_of_caller do |bind|
    eval("x", bind)
  end
  puts "hello"  # <-- error
end

(2) The method using binding_of_caller cannot appear inside a method call.

def f
  x = 33
  run(g)  # <-- error
end

def h
  x = 33
  result = g  
  run(result)  # OK
end

def g
  BindingOfCaller.binding_of_caller do |bind|
    eval("x", bind)
  end
end

(3) The method using binding_of_caller cannot be called from the last line of a block or global scope.

def f
  1.times do
    x = 33
    g  # <-- error: last line of block
  end
end

def h
  1.times do
    x = 33
    g  # <-- OK
    nil
  end
end

def g
  BindingOfCaller.binding_of_caller do |bind|
    eval("x", bind)
  end
end

Author¶ ↑

James M. Lawrence < quixoticsycophant@gmail.com >

License¶ ↑

Copyright (c) 2011 James M. Lawrence. All rights reserved.

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