From: Ara.T.Howard@...
Date: 2005-05-05T08:35:08+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] Object#inside_metaclass?

On Thu, 5 May 2005, David A. Black wrote:

> Hi --
>
> On Thu, 5 May 2005 Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:
>
>>  jib:~/eg/ruby > cat a.rb
>>  class Class
>>    def inside_metaclass?
>>      self.ancestors.first != self
>>    end
>>  end
>>
>>  class << self
>>    p inside_metaclass? # true
>>  end
>
> Isn't that the case we talked about before where you clarified that
> you didn't think it should be 'true' for singleton classes in general?
> If not, them I'm retroactively confused again about the whole thread
> and the use of terminology.

lol.  i've never heard of anyone being retroactively confused - but i'm sure i
am all the time.  i think.  maybe.  i'm not sure.

anyways... this is the right __behaviour__ if not the right name.  i'll change
it to inside_singleton? or something in my source.

too bad you can't edit usenet - anyone would think/know i'm a complete dolt if
reading this thread!

-a
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