From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-01-16T03:39:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Overridding A Method Via A Mixin

On 15.01.2008 19:10, Andrew Stewart wrote:
> On 15 Jan 2008, at 17:40, Robert Klemme wrote:
>> Because of the position in the inheritance hierarchy:
>>
>> irb(main):001:0> module Bar;end
>> => nil
>> irb(main):002:0> class Foo
>> irb(main):003:1> include Bar
>> irb(main):004:1> end
>> => Foo
>> irb(main):005:0> Foo.ancestors
>> => [Foo, Bar, Object, Kernel]
>>
>> Methods defined in Foo are always found before their counterparts  
>> in included modules.  Consequently you can override super class  
>> methods with a module.
> 
> Aha, of course.  Thank you for the clear explanation.

You're welcome!

> I really should have worked that one out myself!

Ah, no worries.  Once in a while this just happens to all of us.

Btw, you got a nice website there (with a typo on the vortex page *g*).

Kind regards

	robert