From: Andreas Schwarz <usenet@...>
Date: 2005-05-03T02:54:31+09:00
Subject: Re: enum in ruby ?

Andreas Habel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I`ve a simple question about constants in ruby. Is there a possibility 
> to define constants in a module or a class like a enum in c?
> 
> Maybe something short like the 'attr_accessor' syntax would be great!
> 
> class MyClass
>   const_def    :CONST_A1, :CONST_A2, :CONST_A3
>   const_def    :CONST_B1, :CONST_B2, :CONST_B3
> end

What do you need constants for; why not directly use symbols?