From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-09-05T20:17:20+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20915] Re: Removing singleton methods and instance variables - how ?

>>>>> "A" == Aristarkh A Zagorodnikov <xm@w3d.ru> writes:

A> 	def Test.test
A> 		@instance_variable = 'test'
A> 	end

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A> Also, why remove_instance_variable accepts string which must start from '@'

 The name of your instance variable begin with a '@'

A> ? I believe it should take a symbol (:instance_variable in my case), 

 No, ruby can have instance variable with a name *not* beginning with a '@'


Guy Decoux