From: George Ogata <g_ogata@...>
Date: 2006-03-10T09:28:43+09:00
Subject: Re: passing self to a c module function

John <progml@ishkabeebee.com> writes:

> When I write a module function in a C extension, I found that I need to 
> include "VALUE self" as the first argument, just as I do when I write a 
> class method in a C extension.  Why is this?

You might want it so you can call other module functions on the same
object.

  rb_funcall2(self, rb_intern("boo!"), 0, NULL)

Note that there's *always* a self in ruby.  Everywhere.  And since
there's no global `self' handle, it makes sense to pass it in to all
the C method implementations.  Nice and consistent, at least.  :-)