[ruby-core:83620] [Ruby trunk Feature#10183] An alternative name for method `class`

Issue #10183 has been updated by duerst (Martin D端rst).


My guess is that self.class mostly appears in the context of metaprogramming. Metaprogramming is already not as concise as plain programs anyway, so the `self.class` may not be that much of an issue. Using `class` in general code should be avoided anyway, and replaced with `resopnd_to?`,...

Also, with something like `klass`, all Ruby users would have to learn this special case.

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Feature #10183: An alternative name for method `class`
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10183#change-67643

* Author: sawa (Tsuyoshi Sawada)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
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The method `class` is special in that it always has to have an explicit receiver in order to avoid crash with the keyword `class`. But this is very inconvenient. I have seen so many

    self.class

in codes. I propose that there should be an alternative name for this method so that it can be used with an implicit receiver, and the method name `class` should be gradually depricated.

As for the name, I have no clear idea. I can only think of `klass`, but perhaps someone else might come up with a better name.



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