From: kentda@...
Date: 2001-10-26T00:34:29+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23307] Re: why the @ s ?

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Tobias Reif wrote:
>
> I declare 3 variables whose name starts with an @ sign. When I omit any
> of the three @ signs, the Program doesn't work anymore.
> Why?
>
> It's no class, and all three variables are declared @ the toplevel, so I
> thought the @ signs are not necessary. (The vars are no instance vars,
> and they are not declared inside control structures that would limit
> their scope)

You are mistaken, I believe.

Even on the "top-level" you are in a class, inside an
object instance of Kernel actually, if memory serves me.

So they are instance variables.
That's all part of the wonderful OO nature of Ruby :-)

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