如何将字符串转换为方法调用？

Question

如何使用字符串作为方法调用？

"Some Word".class   #=> String
a = "class"
"Some World".a      #=> undefined method 'a'
"Some World"."#{a}" #=>  syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG

Answer 1

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>> a = "class"
>> "foo".send(a)
=> String

>> a = "reverse"
>> "foo".send(a)
=> "oof"

>> a = "something"
>> "foo".send(a)
NoMethodError: undefined method `something' for "foo":String