RosettaCodeData/Task/Delegates/Ruby/delegates-1.rb

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class Delegator
attr_accessor :delegate
def operation
if @delegate.respond_to?(:thing)
@delegate.thing
else
'default implementation'
end
end
end
class Delegate
def thing
'delegate implementation'
end
end
if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
# No delegate
a = Delegator.new
puts a.operation # prints "default implementation"
# With a delegate that does not implement "thing"
a.delegate = 'A delegate may be any object'
puts a.operation # prints "default implementation"
# With delegate that implements "thing"
a.delegate = Delegate.new
puts a.operation # prints "delegate implementation"
end