From: Minkoo Seo <minkoo.seo@...>
Date: 2006-07-09T16:32:40+09:00
Subject: Re: attr_reader as a class method

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I've made a mistake. I should've call Foo::ONE instead of Foo.ONE
when accessing constants. By doing so, I don't have to make any
methods.

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Minkoo Seo


On 7/9/06, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2006, at 12:17 AM, Minkoo Seo wrote:
>
> > I'd like to use attr_reader to introduce a class method. For example,
> > the following is the code I've tried.
> >
> > irb(main):001:0> class Foo
> > irb(main):002:1>   ONE = 1
> > irb(main):003:1> end
>
> The example is simply flawed. ONE is a constant and can be accessed
> from outside Foo as Foo.ONE without any extra code. attr_* don't
> provide access to constants, only instance variables (including the
> instance of a class).
>
>
>

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