Is there a ‘variable_get’ method? If not, how can I create my own?

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In Ruby 2.1 and later, you can use Binding#local_variable_get.

In prior versions of Ruby, you have to use eval. If you want to do some sanity-checking before evaluating a supposed variable name, you can check whether the named variable is in local_variables.

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