From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-08-09T02:23:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Init_xxx(with arg ??) in C for ruby ext ???

On Aug 8, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Une b�vue wrote:

> hey all,
>
> new to C, i'm writing a ruby ext, i wonder if we could pass an arg to
> Init_xxx(type * arg) ???
>
> this is to have a constructor in ruby like that :
>
> trick=MyClass.new("my arg")
>
> and if not does exists a workaround ???

The Init_ method initializes the shared library, it is not the  
constructor.

Write your #initialize to take arguments and MyClass.new "my arg"  
will work.

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