From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-11-15T08:52:21+09:00
Subject: Re: OpenStruct#update ?

Hi --

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: OpenStruct#update ?"
>     on Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:27:51 +0900, "David A. Black" <dblack@wobblini.net> writes:
> 
> |I'm assuming so.  Actually here's what happens if you try:
> |
> |  irb(main):020:0> o = OpenStruct.new
> |  => <OpenStruct>
> |  irb(main):021:0> o.class = 1
> |  => 1
> |  irb(main):022:0> o.class
> |  => OpenStruct
> 
> I'm thinking of making OpenStruct raise error for assignment to
> existing method.  I'm not sure whether I should prohibit private
> method overriding, i.e. cases Hal pointed out in [ruby-talk:117889].

What about =-methods?  

  require 'ostruct'
  
  def x=(y)
    puts "In x=()"
  end
  
  self.x = 1     # In x=()
  
  o = OpenStruct.new
  o.x = 1        # Should this print "In x=()" ?

Probably a marginal case :-)


David

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