From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-10-01T20:14:48+09:00
Subject: Re: AClass() vs. AClass[] constuctors (was Best name for "this method")

On Thursday 30 September 2004 09:00 am, Robert Klemme wrote:
> Just a side note: if I wanted specialized constructors, I'd use class
> instance methods like this:
>
> class Foo
>   def initialize(...)
>     ...
>   end
>
>   def self.newEmpty()
>     allocate
>   end
>
>   def self.newBla()
>     x = allocate
>     x.foo = "bar"
>     x
>   end
>   ...
> end
>
> But in fact I haven't felt the need for this so far.

True 'nuff, and I have done this myself a few times. Nonetheless a number of 
[] constructors exist.

T.