# Scopers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scopers/165382>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 13, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scopers/165382 "2009-04-13T13:44:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![comtux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@comtux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/comtux)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scopers/165382/1 "2009-04-13T13:44:45Z")

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Anyone know what this sort of a method does?

def scoper  
eval “Helpdesk::#{cname.classify}”  
end

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**Author:** ![comtux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@comtux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/comtux)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scopers/165382/2 "2009-04-13T13:46:32Z")

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On Apr 13, 11:49 am, Steve S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Anyone know what this sort of a method does?
> 
> def scoper  
> eval “Helpdesk::#{cname.classify}”  
> end

Not very much - turns a string into a class (and depending on where  
cname comes from, could be a big security hole)

Fred