From: Sean O'Dell <sean@...>
Date: 2004-06-22T00:24:21+09:00
Subject: Re: About top-level method

On Sunday 20 June 2004 22:33, Sam Sungshik Kong wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm reading a book named "Teach yourself Ruby".
> In chapter 2, it says that top-level methods are Object's private instance
> methods.
> But my test shows different results.
>
> In irb, I tested it like the following.
>
> def my_f
>   p "my_f"
> end
>
> Object.my_f #=> print "my_f"
> obj = Object.new
> obj.my_f #=> print "my_f"
>
> Then, my_f is an instance method, and a class method as well?
>
> Can anyone help me understand it?

The Object class is the base of every other class, and is itself an instance 
of class Class.

	Sean O'Dell