From: "Marcin Mielżyński" <lopx@...>
Date: 2006-07-14T08:00:14+09:00
Subject: Re: "Self" Reference

Nathan Olberding wrote:
> Is it possible to define new classes that behave like standard datatypes 
> when an instance is referred to? For example:
> 
> class ListOfBuddies
>     def initialize
>         self = []
>         self.push(Guy.new(name))
>     end
> end
> buddy_list = ListOfBuddies.new

Then, definitely, inheritance is the right choice:

class ListOfBuddies < Array
      def initialize
         self.push(Guy.new(name))
      end
end

buddy_list = ListOfBuddies.new


lopex