From: Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@...>
Date: 2006-07-11T06:49:37+09:00
Subject: Re: two Date classes?

Ignore my last reply. Logan answered my question. Thanks!

On 7/10/06, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/10/06, Tim Pease <tim.pease@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Simple exercise on my machine ...
> >
> > $ ruby -v
> > ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [powerpc-linux]
>
> I'm running
> ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-mswin32]
>
> > $ ruby -e 'puts Date.methods(false).sort'
> > -e:1: uninitialized constant Date (NameError)
> >
> > $ ruby -r date -e 'Date.methods(false).sort'
> > _load
> > _parse
> > _strptime
> > ajd_to_amjd
> > ajd_to_jd
> > amjd_to_ajd
> > <snip>
> >
> > What version of ruby are you running?
> > Might you have included Date in an .irbrc file or some other piece of code?
>
> I have the RUBYOPT environment variable set to rubygems. Quite
> possible that does a require on the Date class. However, even if it
> does, why do I get extra methods after I do a "require 'date'">
>
> > Blessings,
> > Tim Pease
> >
> > On 7/10/06, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > It seems that there is a Date class in the core library and the
> > > standard library. Is this correct?  The following code
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > > core = Date.methods.sort
> > >
> > > require 'date'
> > > std = Date.methods.sort
> > >
> > > puts "methods in std Date that aren't in core Date"
> > > puts std - core
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > > outputs lots of method names.
> > >
> > > Pickaxe doesn't document a Date class in the core libraries.
> > > Does anybody know why there are two classes named Date in the standard
> > > Ruby distribution?
>
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Object Computing, Inc.
>


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R. Mark Volkmann
Object Computing, Inc.