Symbol to true object

Ruby
#1

Hi,
Is there an idiom to convert the symbol :true to object true (of
TrueClass)?

Basically how can I better

def validate_the_message (sym_arg)
@vtm =
case sym_arg
when :true
true
when :false
false
else
# do something else
end
end

(assume @vtm an instance variable holding the choice.)

TIA

#2

On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 04:19:13PM +0900, Nasir K. wrote:

Is there an idiom to convert the symbol :true to object true (of TrueClass)?

BOOL_MAP = { :true=>true, :false=>false }
BOOL_MAP[sym_arg]

#3

On Feb 26, 10:39 am, Brian C. [email protected] wrote:

On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 04:19:13PM +0900, Nasir K. wrote:

Is there an idiom to convert the symbol :true to object true (of TrueClass)?

BOOL_MAP = { :true=>true, :false=>false }
BOOL_MAP[sym_arg]

Or

class Symbol
def to_bool
if to_s.eql?(“true”)
true
elsif to_s.eql?(“false”)
false
else
raise ArgumentError
end
end
end

:true.to_bool => true
:false.to_bool => false
:nothing.to_bool => ArgumentError

#4

On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 07:05:05PM +0900, Hans S. wrote:

def to_bool
if to_s.eql?(“true”)
if eql?(:true)
true
elsif to_s.eql?(“false”)
elsif eql?(:false)

There, fixed that for you :slight_smile:

#5

On Feb 26, 3:08 pm, Logan C. [email protected] wrote:

class Symbol
end
end

:true.to_bool => true
:false.to_bool => false
:nothing.to_bool => ArgumentError

There, fixed that for you :slight_smile:

–
Hans

Ah oops, thank your for that :slight_smile:

#6 
else
  raise ArgumentError
end

end
end

:true.to_bool => true
:false.to_bool => false
:nothing.to_bool => ArgumentError

class Symbol
def to_bool
case to_s
when “true” then true
when “false” then false
else raise ArgumentError
end
end
end

#7

On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 12:57:30AM +0900, Gareth A. wrote:

class Symbol
def to_bool
case to_s
when “true” then true
when “false” then false
else raise ArgumentError
end
end
end

Why to_s?

class Symbol
def to_bool
case self
when :true then true
when :false then false
else raise ArgumentError
end
end
end