From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2001-05-15T07:02:48+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:15121] initialize overload

Ok, the synapsis aren't firing so well today.
How do I overload a constructor to get the effect:

m1 = Myclass.new(some_object)
m2 = Myclass.new("text", "number")

I cannot do:

class Myclass
 def initialize(o)
    # use o
 end
 def initiaize(type, level)
    # use type and level
 end
end


Do I have to do something like:

class Myclass
 def initialize(a, b=nil)
   if Type == a.type
     #do this
   else
     #do that
   end
 end
end

Thanks

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