From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2006-04-11T00:24:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Quick syntax question

On 4/10/06, Gregory Seidman <gsslist+ruby@anthropohedron.net> wrote:> Consider the following three class definitions:>> class Foo>   def self.bar>     @@bar>   end>   def self.bar=(val)>     @@bar = val>   end> end>> class Foo>   class << self>     def bar>       @@bar>     end>     def bar=(val)>       @@bar = val>     end>   end> end>> class Foo>   class << self>     attr_accessor :bar>   end> end>> Am I correct in believing that they are equivalent? If not, how do they> differ?
They are not equivalent. The first two are the same, but the thirdwill be accessing @bar, not @@bar. (Try it in IRB and you'll see.)
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