From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-09-26T03:01:19+09:00
Subject: Re: false instance and false class and set_trace_func

Hi --

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004, trans.  (T. Onoma) wrote:

> When I use set_trace_func the class argument that is passed in is often just 
> 'false', which I just took to be the FalseClass, having always thought they 
> were synonymous. I see now that is not so:

false is an instance of FalseClass.

> false.class
> => FalseClass
> irb(main):002:0> false.class.name
> => "FalseClass"
> irb(main):003:0> false.name
> NoMethodError: undefined method `name' for false:FalseClass
>         from (irb):3
> 
> So then why is set_trace_func turning up with false in the class parameter?

I think it does that for 'line' events.


David

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David A. Black
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