Alias method with argument

Question

I have a method

def press_button(*key_buttons)
  # some interaction to send button 
end

and I use this with an argument: :shift, :tab, :backspace etc. I want aliases for this method with a fixed argument so that press_shift would stand for press_button(:shift). Is it possible to do this? Or, do I have to wrap this method like:

def press_shift
  press_button(:shift)
end
def press_tab
  press_button(:tab)
end
def press_backspace
  press_button(:backspace)
end

Answer 1

I'm not quite sure I understand your question, but I believe this does what you're asking for:

[:shift, :tab, :backspace].each do |k|
  define_method("press_#{k}") { press_button(k) }
end

Now the methods press_shift, press_tab, and press_backspace are defined.