From: Yee Keat <ykphuah@...>
Date: 2001-11-29T10:52:05+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26853] Re: overload possible?

I was playing around with Ruby/QT the other day, without overloading, I think 
the interface to QT is not really pretty, as QT uses a lot of function 
overloading, especially in the constructor's part.

I think the Programming Ruby book concentrates much on Extending Ruby in C, 
but not in C++, I am yet to have a look at how to extend Ruby in C++ and how 
also to convert an C++ library (like QT) to Ruby. I am aware of the beast 
called SWIG, any other pointers to get me started in this area?

On Wednesday 28 November 2001 10:51 pm, you wrote:
> >>>>> "W" == Wyss Clemens <WYS@helbling.ch> writes:
>
> W> So my (previous) example would not work?
>
>  No, because it's not valid in ruby i.e. in ruby you can't write
>
>   def meth(a)
>   end
>
>   def meth(a, b)
>   end
>
>  and have 2 differents methods, this is why I don't give the possibility to
>  write
>
>   def meth(Array a)
>   end
>
>   def meth(Hash a, Object b)
>   end
>
>
>  In ruby you can write
>
>   def meth(a, b)
>   end
>
>  and my extension just give you the possibility to write
>
>   def meth(Array a, Array b)
>   end
>
>   def meth(Hash a, Hash b)
>   end
>
>  it's (at least for me :-)) orthogonal
>
>
> Guy Decoux

-- 
Cheers,

Yee Keat