From: Stefan Mahlitz <stefan@...>
Date: 2006-02-01T01:34:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Beginner question on classes on different files

Edgard Riba wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm beginning to work with ruby and I have a conceptual problem.   Let's 
> say I have two files:
> 
> hello2.rb:
>   class Hello2
>     attr_reader :msg
>     def initialize
>         @msg = "Hello, World2"
>     end
>   end
> 
> and hello.rb
> 
> require 'hello2.rb'
> class Hello
>     attr_reader :msg
>     def initialize
>         @msg = "Hello, World"
>     end
> end
> h = Hello.new()
> h2 = Hello2.new()
> puts h2.msg
> puts h.msg
> print "Press RETURN"
> $stdin.gets
> 
> This is obviously a conceptual excercise.    I want to use class 
> "Hello2" in my hello.rb code.   However this doesn't compile.
> 
> What is wrong with this code?   How is something like this done in Ruby?

Works for me under linux and windows.

Prints

> Hello, World2
> Hello, World
> Press RETURN

What exactly does not work?