From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-12-06T10:25:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Unexpected scope range

On Dec 5, 2006, at 13:35 , Paul Lutus wrote:
> gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:
>> On Dec 5, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Paul Lutus wrote:
>>> In Ruby, variables used within a method are marked this way:
>>> [..]
>>> @example  # class instance variable
>>
>> This doesn't seem like standard terminology to me.  Usually these
>> are simply called 'instance variables' as each instance of a class
>> (or each object if you prefer) has its own private set of instance
>> variables.  These variables belong to the instance (object) and not
>> to the associated class.
>
> Yes, this is only a matter of terminology. My term "class instance"  
> is the
> same as your use of "instance". I say it this way only for clarity of
> expression.

There is no such thing as a "class instance variable" in Ruby.   
Classes are real objects too, and they have "instance variables" just  
like everybody else.

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