From: Matthias Lampert <ml@...>
Date: 2001-07-30T23:57:35+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:18808] Re: OO question

Hi, Chris!

Also las ich bei Chris Moline [mailto:ugly-daemon@home.com]
> 
> [...]
>  
> So a metaclass is a class about a class. If ruby didn't have 
> class variables I
> would use an ordinary object that maintained the info that I 
> would otherwise put
> into class variables. Is this analogous to what metaclasses are for??

As long as you can tie your info-object strictly to that very class
you need it for, yes.

... as far as I can think today!


CU,

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Hippo (aka Matthias Lampert, Hamburg)
Just another XP and Ruby fan