Ruby, using interpolation in variables' names

interpolation, ruby, variables

Solution

It depends on whether it's a local variable or a method. `send "k#{i}"` should do the trick with methods:

class Foo
  attr_accessor :i, :k1

  def get
    send "k#{i}"
  end
end

foo = Foo.new
foo.i = 1
foo.k1 = "one"
foo.get
# => "one"

If you really need to, you can access local variables using the current `Binding` and `local_variable_get`:

i = 1
k1 = "one"
local_variables
# => [:i, :k1]
binding.local_variable_get("k#{i}")
# => "one"

This is pretty awful though. In this instance you'd be better off using a `Hash`:

i = 1
k = {1 => "one"}
k[i]
# => "one"

Problem

If I have variables as below, ``` i = 1 k1 = 20 ``` is there any ways to get values of k1 with the interpolation of i? Something like, ``` k"#{i}" => 20 ``` Thanks in advance.

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