From: MikkelFJ <mikkelj-anti-spam@...1.dknet.dk>
Date: 2001-08-12T02:43:41+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19542] Re: the way class variables work

> Actually, it does.  You can hide it by declaring another variable in a
> more local scope, but the original is still there, and accessible
> (with the :: operator).

Of course you are right - I've been depending on this fact many times when
specializing container classes. Somehow I still manage to confuse myself.

Mikkel