Is there an equivalent in Javascript/Coffeescript/jQuery to Ruby's send?

If I have a method name in a string, in Ruby I can use `send` to dynamically dispatch methods, e.g. ``` method_name = "delete" send method_name ``` I can take advantage of interpolation too: ``` method_name = "add" send "#{method_name}_task", args ``` I've 2 functions defined in javascript, one to delete, one to update something. A button for each is dynamically added and, at the moment, just the delete method gets bound via `button.on "click"`, e.g. ``` b.on "click", (event) -> event.preventDefault() # stop submission via postback this_button = $(this) task_id = this_button.data("task-id") delete_task( task_id, this_button ) false ``` I'd like to be able to do this: ``` method_name = "delete" b.on "click", (event) -> event.preventDefault() # stop submission via postback this_button = $(this) task_id = this_button.data("task-id") send "#{method_name}_task", task_id, this_button false ``` The only difference between the binding of the 2 functions is this one line. If there's an obvious way, it'd be helpful to cut down on the repetition. I haven't found anything in my searches, so if anyone could help it would be much appreciated.