From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2007-01-23T22:50:31+09:00
Subject: Re: new method dispatch rule (matz' proposal)

On Jan 23, 2007, at 7:41 AM, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: new method dispatch rule (matz' proposal)"
>     on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:56:11 +0900, Daniel DeLorme <dan- 
> ml@dan42.com> writes:
>
> |> (4) (unconfirmed) private method dispatch searches from caller  
> method class.
> |
> |Do I understand correctly that:
> |  class A
> |    def foo; bar; end
> |    private
> |    def bar; "A"; end
> |  end
> |  class B < A
> |    private
> |    def bar; "B"; end
> |  end
> |  B.new.foo #=> "A"
> |
> |So the only way to do polymorphism would be through public methods?
>
> Yes.

That seems like a positive change to me.

James Edward Gray II