rubyx/lib/mom/instruction/dynamic_call.rb

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module Mom
# A dynamic call calls a method at runtime. This off course implies that we don't know the
# method at compile time and so must "find" it. Resolving, or finding the method, is a
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# a seperate step though, and here we assume that we know this Method instance.
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#
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# Both (to be called) Method instance and the type of receiver are stored as
# variables here. The type is used to check before calling.
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#
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# Setting up the method is not part of the instructions scope. That setup
# includes the type check and any necccessay method resolution.
# See vool send statement
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#
class DynamicCall < Instruction
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attr :cached_type
attr :cached_method
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def initialize(type = nil, method = nil)
@cached_type = type
@cached_method = method
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end
end
end