From: "T. Onoma" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-08-29T13:39:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about defining class methods

On Sunday 29 August 2004 12:15 am, Robo wrote:
> When defining class methods, are these two ways the same? Is there a
> preference on which one should be use?
>
> class Monkey
>    def self.method1
>      puts "method1"
>    end
>
>    def Monkey.method2
>      puts "method2"
>    end
> end

Identical.

> I would think self.method1 is more preferable 'cos it doesn't have to
> get rename when the class name gets change.

True.

> Also, I see them get call in two different ways, Monkey.method1 and
> Monkey::method1. Both seems to work, are they identical? Is there an
> idiom on which way should be use?

They are the same too. The only time they may differ is when a method begins 
with a capital letter (which is very rare) then Monkey::Method1 would not 
find it b/c it was looking for a constant called Method1 instead, to fix just 
add (), i.e. Monkey::Method1().

T.


> Robo

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T.