I'm trying to make a dynamic dispatch based on external data, and making "handler" functions on a specific key.
It appears that the method / method.invoke calls only accept symbols, which is fine -- how do I convert a string to a symbol? Or if not that, make some form of dynamic runtime function exec?
Example of what I'm trying...1
function dispatcher( action ) {
var methname = "handle_" + action;
var sym = methname.toSymbol(); // <--- not a thing
if ( self has sym ) {
var meth = self.method( :sym );
meth.invoke( ... );
}
else {
System.println( "Ignoring action " + action + ", no handler for it." );
}
}
Suggestions welcome.
