# Re: Retreiving column values from a variable column name

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-retreiving-column-values-from-a-variable-column-name/95272>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 26, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-retreiving-column-values-from-a-variable-column-name/95272 "2006-05-26T01:32:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-retreiving-column-values-from-a-variable-column-name/95272/1 "2006-05-26T01:32:02Z")

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essentially calls a method named ‘p’. So:

‘foo’.send(‘upcase’) =\> ‘FOO’

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