[ruby-core:28305] Re: [Feature #1082] add Object#singleton_class method

On 23.02.10 08:14, Shugo Maeda wrote:
> Today, I talked with Matz, and he has finally agreed with the use of
> the term "singleton class."  The reason why he has chosen the term
> "singleton class" is that we have already had
> Kernel#singleton_methods.
Yay! \o/

> Then, the next issue is whether Kernel#singleton_class should create
> an eigenclass when the receiver has no eigenclass.  It would be better
> to have an optional argument (singleton_class(true/false) or
> singleton_class(:create => true)?) to switch the behavior.
I always perceived singleton classes to be transparently created in the
background. Would it be wise to give the programmer access to its
existence status? (I assume singleton_class(false) == nil would behave
like a singleton_class? method.) Today, Ruby has no way of telling
whether an object already has a singleton class, or am I wrong?

Also, why would I ask for a singleton_class without using it?

[murphy]