From: transfire@...
Date: 2006-07-14T10:29:22+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
> .
> .
> .
> buddy_list[0].type == Guy
>
> Is this possible?

My word, the possibilites if you could! You could change an object's
"class" on the fly, hence easy implemention "roles". I think of this as
the "soul" of an object. What are other implications of soul shifting?

T.