From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2007-11-08T13:10:41+09:00
Subject: Re: instantiating random sub-classes (Dragon, TeethDeer, etc

Thufir wrote:
> On Nov 7, 7:03 pm, 7stud -- <bbxx789_0...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> [...]
>>     @@subs << new_subClass_that_was_defined
>>
>>   end
>>
>>   def Creature.subs   #can access @@subs using: Creature.subs
>>     @@subs
>>   end
>> end
> [...]
> 
> Ah, thank you for fleshing it out, but is it ok that @@subs isn't
> declared?
>

In ruby, variables aren't declared--not even in classes.  Instead, a 
variable springs into existence when a value is assigned to the 
variable.
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