From: Malte Milatz <malteDELETETHIS@...>
Date: 2004-06-27T23:33:02+09:00
Subject: Re: accessing a subclass

Florian Weber wrote:
> class Apple < Fruit
>    add_something "foobar"
> end
> 
> in the fruit class i have a add_something method which i want to save
> the "foobar" to a static hash in the apple class. the hash however
> should also not be declared in the apple class.

I'm not sure if I understood you correctly, but what about adding

    class Apple
        attr_accessor :the_hash
    end
    
    class Fruit
        def add_something(obj)
            # Using the_hash here
            # Alternatively, use instance_variable_get(:"@the_hash")
            # I haven't tested both, however
        end
    end

I don't think, however, that such a procedure would be desirable.

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