From: Sean O'Halpin <sean.ohalpin@...>
Date: 2006-07-19T10:45:44+09:00
Subject: Re: local methods and local instance variables [was super's not so super today]

On 7/18/06, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> transfire@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Ah! Of course, Thank you. Unfortuantely NOW I need class local methods!
> > :(
>
> Well, this leads me to ask again about these state of affairs for a
> future Ruby. Are we going to get local instance vars? I think the
> suggested notation was @_. And likewise what of local methods?
>
> If I recall correctly I think that last thing I suggest was making all
> instance vars local, which would measn accessors were paramount in
> sharing data better levels and then local methods could be defined with
>
>
>   def @method()
>
> But maybe that's too much.

If we ever get local methods, this seems like a reasonable notation to me.

Regards,
Sean