From: Brian Adkins <lojicdotcom@...>
Date: 2007-10-18T14:15:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Class instance variable idiom

On Oct 17, 4:10 pm, Perry Smith <p...@easesoftware.com> wrote:
> I am using this technique for class instance variables:
>
> class << self
>   def set_foo(s)
>     @foo = s
>   end
>   alias :foo= :set_foo
>
>   def foo
>     @foo
>   end
> end
>
> Then to reference foo from an instance of the class (or subclass), I do:
>
>   self.class.foo
>
> Is there a cleaner way, in particular for the reference of the class
> instance variable, to do this?

Just out of curiosity, why do you want a "class instance variable"
instead of a class variable?