[ruby-core:83622] [Ruby trunk Feature#10183] An alternative name for method `class`

Issue #10183 has been updated by zverok (Victor Shepelev).


BTW, I'd rather have some special syntax for generic case "want to use local name, but it is keyword". For example (syntax is bad, but shows usage):

```
def my_method(if:, retry: false)
  if %if.call # `if` variable from local context, not `if` keyword
   ....
 
  %class # locally-available `class` method, not `class` keyword

  return false unless %retry
end
```

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Feature #10183: An alternative name for method `class`
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10183#change-67645

* 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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