method
eval
ruby latest stable - Class:
Kernel
eval(p1, p2 = v2, p3 = v3, p4 = v4)public
Evaluates the Ruby expression(s) in string. If binding is given, which must be a Binding object, the evaluation is performed in its context. If the optional filename and lineno parameters are present, they will be used when reporting syntax errors.
def get_binding(str) return binding end str = "hello" eval "str + ' Fred'" #=> "hello Fred" eval "str + ' Fred'", get_binding("bye") #=> "bye Fred"
VALUE
rb_f_eval(int argc, const VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
VALUE src, scope, vfile, vline;
VALUE file = Qundef;
int line = 1;
rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "13", &src, &scope, &vfile, &vline);
SafeStringValue(src);
if (argc >= 3) {
StringValue(vfile);
}
if (argc >= 4) {
line = NUM2INT(vline);
}
if (!NIL_P(vfile))
file = vfile;
return eval_string(self, src, scope, file, line);
}