# What us binding objects

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-us-binding-objects/178114 "2009-10-29T12:08:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-us-binding-objects/178114/1 "2009-10-29T12:08:10Z")

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What is the usage of binding objects

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**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-us-binding-objects/178114/2 "2009-10-29T12:21:38Z")

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On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Nike M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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> What is the usage of binding objects

What?

–  
Paul S.  
[http://www.nomadicfun.co.uk](http://www.nomadicfun.co.uk)

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**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-us-binding-objects/178114/3 "2009-10-29T12:30:26Z")

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Paul S. wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Nike M.  
> wrote:
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> > What is the usage of binding objects
> 
> What?
> 
> –  
> Paul S.  
> [http://www.nomadicfun.co.uk](http://www.nomadicfun.co.uk)
> 
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![nike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@nike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nike)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-us-binding-objects/178114/4 "2009-10-29T14:20:28Z")

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At 2009-10-29 07:08AM, “Nike M.” wrote:

> What is the usage of binding objects

Principally, to specify the context in which you want to evaluate some  
code

See: [module Kernel - RDoc Documentation](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Kernel.html#M005922)  
and: [Runtime evaluation - Rosetta Code](http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Eval#Ruby) for an example.