From: itsme213 Date: 2004-11-05T23:58:44+09:00 Subject: [self.]setter vs. local variable initialization Will Ruby 2.0 continue to interpret x = 5 as initializing a local variable vs. calling a setter method? class A def x=(a); end def y(a); end def foo x = 5 # local var, not self.x=5 y(5) # self.y(5) end end