From: Stephan Mueller <d454d@...>
Date: 2005-08-07T18:21:08+09:00
Subject: Re: polymorphism and/or named parameters: the ruby way?

Hi Eric,

* Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@yahoo.com> [050807 04:00]:

> I was thinking something like this (I don't think the above
> does what you want):
> 
> class MyClass
>   def self.new_s(s)
>     obj = new
>     # do sth with s and obj
>     obj
>   end
>   def self.new_i(i)
>     obj = new
>     # do sth with i and obj
>     obj
>   end
> end

You are right. My code was plain wrong. Without using self.new... the
method is unknown to Class and super can't work because in Class there is
no new_i or new_s. Ouch!

Your code works as intended. Thanks!


Steph.