From: Jason Merrill <jason.merrill@...>
Date: 2006-10-28T02:44:29+09:00
Subject: Re: classless methods

And since Object is an ancestor of pretty much everything in ruby,
it's interesting to note that these methods are now defined for
practically everything in ruby:

irb(main):001:0> def say_hello
irb(main):002:1> "Hello"
irb(main):003:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):004:0> say_hello
=> "Hello"
irb(main):005:0> [1,3,5].say_hello
=> "Hello"
irb(main):006:0> Array.say_hello
=> "Hello"
irb(main):007:0> Hash.say_hello
=> "Hello"
irb(main):008:0>


On 10/27/06, matt neuburg <matt@tidbits.com> wrote:
> Dave Rose <bitdoger2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > what class does a classless independent method belong too?
> > another words if i just make an new irb session and type:
> >
> > def widget(tidbit)
> >  tidbit
> > end
> >
> > a=1.0
> > puts widget(a)
> >
> > b='string'
> >
> > puts widget(b)
> >
> > what class will the widget method belong too?
>
> <http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-7.html#ss7.4>
>
> m.
>
>
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