From: mathew <meta@...>
Date: 2005-07-29T09:41:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Method Scope (again b/c google groups lost it)

Trans wrote:
> I would like to see Ruby gain a "scoping feature" (I usually refer to
> this as a "namespace", but looking at Matz' discussion of Rite he's
> using that to mean something else). This idea is this:
> 
>   class String
> 
>     scope format
> 
>       def jumble
>         ...
>       end
> 
>     end
> 
>   end
> 
>   "Wizard".format.jumble

Scope is whether the thing is visible or not. Namespace is what it's 
called. The two are orthogonal. A thing is only visible if it is in scope.

If I understand correctly, you're not asking for scope, you're asking 
for namespace; that is, "jumble" is visible outside the "format" block, 
you just have to prefix its name with "format". Exactly as if you had 
called it format_jumble, but with a dot instead of an underscore, yes?

And looking at <URL:http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?Rite>, it seems as 
though the thing Matz is calling namespace, is actually scope! 
Hopefully it's not too late to get the keyword rite... er, right.


mathew
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