From: apeiros <apeiros@...>
Date: 2008-05-13T07:07:13+09:00
Subject: Re: lambda, ->, haskell, and so on

Am 12.05.2008 um 16:40 schrieb Eric Mahurin:
> There should probably be one more column in the above: "self"- 
> closure.  The block for define_method isn't a normal closure.   
> "self" and @ vars refer to the object where the method is placed,  
> not the closure context.  This is similar to "instance_eval" and  
> "class_eval".  "instance_eval" and "class_eval" would also be useful  
> in this table.  I know there is a very subtle difference between the  
> way the block is treated for instance_eval and class_eval, but I  
> forgot.

instance_eval creates class methods when using def foo; end within the  
block, class_eval creates instance methods.
There might be additional differences.

Regards
Stefan