From: dblack@...
Date: 2007-07-27T05:22:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Class variables and how to set them up only once.

Hi --

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Kyle Schmitt wrote:

> Right, so the way I wrote previously, or this way:
>
> def setupLogger(path="c:\\#{DateTime.now.to_s.gsub(':','-')}.xml")
>   unless self.class.class_variables.include?"@@logger"
>     puts "I'm setting up the logger, you should only see me once"
>     @@logger=File.new("c:\\#{DateTime.now.to_s.gsub(':','-')}.xml","w")
>     @@logger.puts "<log>"
>     @loggerSetup=true
>   end
> end


What about:

   @@logger ||= File.new ....


David

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