# Plugin - How to access object from instance method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-how-to-access-object-from-instance-method/121345>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 27, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-how-to-access-object-from-instance-method/121345 "2007-11-27T02:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james-calivar)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-how-to-access-object-from-instance-method/121345/1 "2007-11-27T02:16:26Z")

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Quick question: Given a basic plugin… how can I access an object that  
I instantiated in the acts\_as method from an instance method? Probably  
some sort of accessor… but where?

def self.included(base)  
base.extend ClassMethods  
end

module ClassMethods  
def acts\_as\_test  
object = Object.new ## This object needs to be accessible from the  
Instance Methods  
end  
include Acts::As::Test::InstanceMethods  
end

module InstanceMethods  
def do\_something  
return object.process ## object created in acts\_as\_test  
end  
end

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**Author:** ![james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@james-calivar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/james-calivar)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-how-to-access-object-from-instance-method/121345/2 "2007-11-27T12:54:56Z")

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You may be looking for instance\_variable\_get

On Nov 27, 11:16 am, James C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)