From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-11-22T15:20:31+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26115] Re: What am I missing here?

>>>>> "R" == Ralph Mason <ralph.mason@telogis.com> writes:

R> Why should Kernel.instance_eval  not give the same behavior as a method
R> added to the module?

 Your call to Kernel.instance_eval is the same than $_.upcase!, i.e. you
 have written 

pigeon% irb
irb(main):001:0> $_ = "ruby"
"ruby"
irb(main):002:0> $_.upcase!
"RUBY"
irb(main):003:0> 
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux