From: Nobuyoshi Nakada <nobu@...>
Date: 2007-12-14T14:27:38+09:00
Subject: Re: C extension: can rb_ivar_set be used to set class variable?

Hi,

At Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:20:01 +0900,
lianliming wrote in [ruby-talk:283492]:
> So I wonder if this is a way to set class variable for a class. I am
> really confused because the document says it should be used to set
> value of instance variable to a given obj. Am I missing some
> knowledge?

No, use rb_cvar_set to set class variables.  rb_ivar_set sets
an instance variable of a class instance.  I.E.,

  class Foo
    @foo = "ivar"
    @@foo = "cvar"
  end

-- 
Nobu Nakada