From: Eero Saynatkari <eero.saynatkari@...>
Date: 2006-09-04T11:24:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Does an instance know his own name?

Geoff Barnes wrote:
> If a class has built checks and raises an exception if it finds 
> something wrong, how can I tell which instance had the error?  I know 
> there's an object_id, but can I know the name of the objects own 
> instance variable?
> 
> <snip />
>
> Also, can an instance know his 'path' from the top-level?
>
> <snip /> 

No and no (at least, no sensible way). You are dealing with
symbolic names 'huey' versus actual references and objects.

The 'proper' way is to have the object know its name:

 huey = Nephew.new 'Huey'

> Thanks,


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