From: Phrogz <gavin@...>
Date: 2006-10-10T13:20:10+09:00
Subject: Re: "def self.method" vs "class << self; def method"

Jeff wrote:
> Ken Bloom wrote:
> > But you can't do the second one with most
> > metaprogrammed methods, for example attr_accessor.
> >
>
> Can you elaborate a little bit more?

irb(main):001:0> class C; attr_accessor :foo; end
irb(main):002:0> C.foo
NoMethodError: undefined method `foo' for C:Class
        from (irb):2
        from :0
irb(main):003:0> C.new.foo
=> nil

irb(main):004:0> class C; class << self; attr_accessor :bar; end; end
irb(main):005:0> C.bar
=> nil