From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-05-05T05:37:16+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] Object#inside_metaclass?

Hi --

On Thu, 5 May 2005 Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:

> I wrote:
>>
>> So his concept of "inside a metaclass" includes "inside a non-class 
>> object's
>> singleton class" (since top-level self is not a class).
>
> it does - but inadvertently.  the only requirement i have is to determine
> 'inside_metaclass?' as in
>
>  class C
>    class << self
>      p inside_metaclass? # true
>    end
>  end
>
> the singleton meaning accreted itself into my impl in a moment of stupidity
> ;-(
>
>> He then predicates that his code only works iff "all metaclasses descend
>> from the metaclass of Object", but if he's using "metaclass" to mean the
>> same thing he meant it to mean in "inside_metaclass?", then this means
>> singleton class (and the statement is false).
>
> you are right.  i didn't mean it - honest!  my need to is to have context
> sensitive class methods

I believe you! :-)  I just extrapolated from that one example and got
us sidetracked.


David

-- 
David A. Black
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