From: Daniel Schierbeck <daniel.schierbeck@...>
Date: 2005-12-19T22:37:48+09:00
Subject: Re: :: without a prefix (global?)

List Recv wrote:
> I've found some cases where things don't work correctly unless they're 
> prefixed with a :: .  I'm really confused - isn't :: used to specify the 
> module (like Graphics::Circle)?
> 
> What is ::Circle? No module?!

`::' will take you to the top level.

   Bar = "::Bar"

   module Foo
     Bar = "Foo::Bar"

     def self.bur
       puts Bar    => "Foo::Bar"
       puts ::Bar  => "::Bar"
     end
   end



Cheers,
Daniel