From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-04-09T23:13:37+09:00
Subject: Re: yield, binding

Hi --

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, ts wrote:

>>>>>> "d" == dblack  <dblack@wobblini.net> writes:
>
> d> remember that "the new one is the one that does new stuff", but I
>
> You want to say "the new one is the one that does old stuff", no ? :-)
>
> moulon% /usr/bin/ruby -ve 'class A; def a() end; private :a end;  A.new.send(:a)'
> ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i486-linux]
> moulon%
>
> moulon% ruby -ve 'class A; def a() end; private :a end;  A.new.send(:a)'
> ruby 1.9.0 (2006-03-15) [i686-linux]
> -e:1:in `Kernel#send': private method `a' called for #<A:0xb7e3873c> (NoMethodError)
> 	from -e:1
> moulon%
>
> moulon% ruby -ve 'class A; def a() end; private :a end;  A.new.funcall(:a)'
> ruby 1.9.0 (2006-03-15) [i686-linux]
> moulon%

OK, then I take it back: it will be hard for new users AND old users
:-)


David

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