From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2006-08-25T00:10:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Call functions of superclass

>>>>> "N" == Nathan Smith <nsmith5@umbc.edu> writes:

N> Therefore, in B#hi, self.class.superclass does not refer to the superclass
N> of B -- rather it refers to the metaclass of the super of B. If it pointed

 no, not really. self.class.superclass make reference to the superclass of
 B

N> to the superclass of B, then calling

N> self.class.superclass.hi

N> would print "hi", instead of "A.hi"

 no, if self.class.superclass == A then self.class.superclass.hi is the
 same than A.hi, and ruby will print "A.hi"


Guy Decoux