From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-01-19T14:26:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Fwd: [suby-ruby] Your all time desired fundemental Ruby mod

"trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@runbox.com> wrote:
> | >   class Button
> | >     class < self
> | >       def background
> | >         @background ||= BLUE
> | >       end
> | >     end
> | >
> | >     def repaint
> | >       @background = self.class.background
> | >       ...
> | >     end
> | >   end
> | >
> | >   class ImageButton < Button
> | >   end
> | >
> | > That's the idea. Work for you?
> |
> | No, becaus the idea is that ImageButton will *not* inherit @background
> | from Button, it being a separate object.
> 
> You want it not to inherit?

No, I want it to inherit, and I specifically want both Class.@background
variables to point to the same object at all times. Possible with
@@variables (though I'd forgotten about the order-of-creation effect
Joel pointed out, so I'm indeed better off using a SuperHash).

martin