From: Tim Pease <tim.pease@...>
Date: 2006-10-11T06:24:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie problem of Class attributes

On 10/10/06, Dipesh Batheja <dipesh_batheja@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am trying to create a class level attribute which can read and write.
> I am doing something like this:
>
> def self.selected_client
>  -- my code --
> end
>
> def self.selected_client=(value)
> -- my code --
> end
>
> but its seems that the Ruby interpreter is not liking this. Can someone
> tell me how to create class level attributes that can read and write.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

class A
  def self.var() @@var end
  defl self.var=(v) @@var = v end
end

A.var = 1
A.var


If you try to access a class variable before it is set, the
interpreter will throw a NameError at you.

Blessings,
TwP