From http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/ruby/symbols.htm
understand symbol in ruby
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
def make_me_a_setter(thename)
eval <<-SETTERDONE
def #{thename}(myarg)
@#{thename} = myarg
end
SETTERDONE
end
class Example
make_me_a_setter :symboll
make_me_a_setter "stringg"
def show_symboll
puts @symboll
end
def show_stringg
puts @stringg
end
end
example = Example.new
example.symboll("ITS A SYMBOL")
example.stringg("ITS A STRING")
example.show_symboll
example.show_stringg