From: Marc Heiler Date: 2007-12-14T12:02:25+09:00 Subject: Re: Newbie Question: What is a class for? > I am now trying to grasp what a class is and what is is for. They are a way to specifically shape your objects. Tom the cat is probably of class Cat. Jerry the mouse is probably of class Mouse. Both might inherit from class Animal. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.