From: Paolino <paolo_veronelli@...>
Date: 2005-09-28T20:36:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Object private methods

ts wrote:
>>>>>>"P" == Paolino  <paolo_veronelli@tiscali.it> writes:
> 
> 
> P> But why/how private messages are not accepting a receiver ?
> P> Is this their actual definition?
> 
>  yes,
> 
> P> I suppose 'main' does some tricks when I define a method "there".
> 
>  no, not really. ruby has self and *internally* ruby_class which give it
>  where the method must be defined.
> 
>  For example :
> 
>   * at top level it has : self = main, ruby_class = Object
> 
>     when you define a method at top level this will be an Object method
> 
>   * in the class A, it has : self = A, ruby_class = A
> 
>     when you define a method in A, this will be an instance method for A
> 
This is the first bad hack I meet in the Ruby machine.
Wasn't enough to operate inside a singleton and define a method_added 
hook to paste the added method in Object private space?

Anyway thanks a lot for explanations .

Paolino

		
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