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meta_ptrogramming_1.rb
# Dynamically creating repetitive methods using Metaprogramming in Ruby
class Eat
meals = %w(lunch supper breakfast)
meals.each do |meal|
define_method("#{meal}_meal") do |args|
puts "I ate: #{args} for: #{meal}"
end
end
end
# Otherwise you would have written above as:
class Eat
def lunch_meal(args)
puts "I ate: #{args} for: lunch"
end
def supper_meal(args)
puts "I ate: #{args} for: supper"
end
def breakfast_meal(args)
puts "I ate: #{args} for: breakfast"
end
end
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