From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-11-11T20:03:33+09:00
Subject: Re: hook for class creation


"Jamis Buck" <jgb3@email.byu.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:41927269.1020701@email.byu.edu...
> Florian Gross wrote:
> > itsme213 wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a hook method called whenever a new class is created i.e.
> >> guaranteed called for every new instance of Class ?
> >
> >
> > You can try Object.inherited, but I'm not sure if it will get called
> > when a class is created internally in C code.
> >
> > Plus it can be overridden in subclasses so there is no 100% guarantee
of
> > it getting called.
> >
> > .
> >
>
> What about just putting the initialization code in the class definition?
>
>    class Foo
>      def bar
>        ...
>      end
>      ...
>      # class init
>      do_something
>      do_something_else
>    end

I think 213 wanted some automated mechanism, so you can't forget it when
you create a new class.

    robert