From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-12-06T11:22:33+09:00
Subject: Re: injecting dynamic methods into a class


Jonathan <zjll9@imail.etsu.edu> <zjll9@imail.etsu. wrote:
> >
> > I agree with the name change.  However, the class isn't instantiable, so
> > using self won't work.  I will change this to a module though.  (you can
> > call methods of a module without mixing it in right?)
>
> Oops.  I guess 'self' in that context refers to the module or class??
> Yea, that would be more robust (or at least more consistent with
> write-once.  changing the name of a class or module would require
> changing all static method names (are these called class methods in
> ruby??) unless self is used.  Is that the reason you think it's more
> robust or was it something else?

Nope, that's it exactly.

T.