From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-11-28T03:23:50+09:00
Subject: Re: [ ruby-Bugs-6820 ] #ancestors never includes the singleton class (inconsistent)

Hi --

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Brian Mitchell wrote:

> 3) It seems easy enough to create a specific accessor since all
> objects (except a few) are subject to this:
>
> class Object
> def singleton_class
>   class << self; self end
> end
> end
>
> Of course, that might seem like a gross abuse to some and a wonderful
> tool to others.

I've only ever heard the wonderful tool opinion :-)  Mostly I think it
doesn't exist because of the state of flux of the implementation of
per-object behavior, though my recent understanding is that it will
remain class-based.


David

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