From: Jim Weirich <jim@...>
Date: 2005-04-20T00:21:13+09:00
Subject: Re: [EVALUATION] - E03c - The Ruby Object Model (Revised        Documentation)


Ilias Lazaridis said:
> I've stated, that the _specific_ and _given_ (described within "ri
> Class") "(Object)" metaclass  is not existent.
>
> launch irb.
>
> "Object" is accessible.
>  please name me the "(Object)" class.
> you cannot:
> it's not existent.

The class has no "name".  That means it is anonymous.  It does not mean it
doesn't exist.

In the context of the diagram, the notation "(Object)" is used to denote
the metaclass of Object.  This is not the name of the class (which has no
name).  The class so designated does exist as demonstrated in the irb
session in the previous message.

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