How to strip() all instance var of class instance?

[j...@via.net]

Something like x.instance_variables.each.... { |i} .... }

Ought to be a one liner. I can't figure out how to apply strip() to each variable, since instance_variable_get returns the value. I really want something I can apply .strip! to....

[Frederick Cheung]

On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 5:21:51 AM UTC+1, j...@via.net wrote:
> Something like x.instance_variables.each.... { |i} .... }
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> Ought to be a one liner. I can't figure out how to apply strip() to each variable, since instance_variable_get returns the value. I really want something I can apply .strip! to....

What make you think you can't do that to the result from instance_variable_get ?

Fred

[j...@via.net]

You are correct - this works. But, why? Doesn't instance_variable_get  return the value of a variable, not the actual variable itself?

[Frederick Cheung]

On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 7:06:58 PM UTC+1, j...@via.net wrote:
> You are correct - this works. But, why? Doesn't instance_variable_get  return the value of a variable, not the actual variable itself?
>

instance_variable_get(:@foo) evaluates exactly the same object as @foo.

Fred