From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-09-29T17:21:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Class Methods and derivation

Damphyr wrote:
> Robert Klemme wrote:
>> Damphyr wrote:
>> 
>>>> Guy, you were too fast again! :-)  So I cut out my similar example
>>>> and just add what would have been my explanation:
>>>> 
>>>> The trick is not to do Test.new but to use just new (calls self.new
>>>> which is DerivedTest in sub class).
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> 
>>>>    robert
>>> 
>>> I can always rely on Guy for a fast answer :).
>> 
>> 
>> :-))
>> 
>> 
>>> Simple, when not very obvious. I guess I had to keep in mind that
>>> new is private and for private methods self. is implicit.
>> 
>> 
>> new is *not* private - initialize is.  How else could you do
>> Foo.new?  new is a method of the class intance and initialize is an
>> instance method. 
> Forget even that I said it. It was too late after too many beers :)

<sonorous voice>don't drink and code</sonorous voice>

:-)

    robert