From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2008-01-23T17:18:09+09:00
Subject: Re: singleton definition differences

7stud wrote:
> In effect, you inserted a new class between class A and class Object. 
> The dot notation does the same thing.

When you call a method with object a, ruby searches class A for the
method.  If ruby can't find the method in class A, ruby moves up the
hierarchy and searches class A' (which contains the class methods) for
the method.  If the method can't be found in class A', then ruby
searches Object for the method.
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