From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-02-18T10:37:39+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] metakoans.rb (#67)

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 mental@rydia.net wrote:

> Quoting ara.t.howard@noaa.gov:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Patrick Hurley wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks ok last question (probalby), if remove_instance_variable
>>> is called, and the attribute is subsequently accessed is it
>>> reset to the default value?
>>
>> good question.  my version does not - the default is set once
>> only.  i would think re-setting an @var when
>> remove_instance_variable has been called would be suprising
>> behaviour - but it's up to you.
>
> Depends.  If you think of it in terms of the default value being
> shadowed by @var if it exists, returning to the default value after
> a remove_instance_variable would seem reasonable.
>
> This indirectly brings to mind another question, though -- when and
> how often is the block supposed to be called, if given?  Once?
> Per-class?  Per-object?  Per-get?

per-object - where object may be a class (singleton method).

-a

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