From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-12-09T22:48:22+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28027] Re: Module ext not accessable by class function?

>>>>> "J" == Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> writes:

J> module A
J>   Const = 5

# add this

     puts self   # here self is the class

J>   def self.a
J>     puts Const
J>   end

J> Is there any difference between self.a and A.b?

 In this case self.a is the same than A.a

 Imagine that you change the name of the class this give

   module X
      Const = 5
    
      def self.a   # it's still work
         puts Const
      end

      def A.b # oups you've forgotten to rename it here
         puts Const
      end
  end


Guy Decoux