From: Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@...>
Date: 2006-06-29T02:53:44+09:00
Subject: Re: eigenclass not extensible ?

IMO because Cls is already having its particular singleton class (when
you defined the somemethod). (but I may be completely wrong).

./alex
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On 6/28/06, Jonas Pfenniger <zimba.tm@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... in the particular case where the method already exists.
>
> == Example
>
> class Cls; end
> class Cls2; end
>
> def Cls.somemethod
>   "defined in Cls"
> end
>
> Cls.somemethod #=> "defined in Cls"
>
> module Mod
>   def somemethod
>     "defined in Mod"
>   end
> end
>
> Cls.extend Mod
> Cls2.extend Mod
>
> Cls.somemethod #=> "defined in Cls"
> Cls2.somemethod #=> "defined in Mod"
>
>
> Why doesn't Cls.somemethod gets overrided ?
>
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